September is a month that stimulates our passions. It tantalizes us at the outset by not picking up the pace and throwing off its days of dreadful heat. Some of the hottest days I remember seemingly have come about in our ninth month—usually for a football game.
That is why September is such a teaser. It ushers in football season and that gives it high rank with most everybody. Nothing like football competition, tailgating, bands playing and kids frolicking about the grounds.
Maybe we appreciate September because the greatest month of the year, October, follows. There is more to September than football.