Summer.

For a bit of seasonal fun, I typed the word Summer into three different search outlets and here’s what I got.

The first is my iTunes music library:

1. Chuck Prophet – Summertime Thing
2. Garrison Keillor – Slow Days of Summer
3. Regina Spektor – Summer in the City
4. Eddie Cochran – Summertime Blues

Looks like my musical tastes are a bit of the indie, a bit of the old-timey and a bit of the pop.

The second is a general Google search:

1. Summer – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2. Solstice – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
3. Summer Infant
4. 101 Things To Do This Summer – Homeschooling Articles – Homeschool …

All of these are first page Google Search results. The first two I completely understand, but Summer Infant? I guess they make baby products. Who’s running their SEO department? Let me just say, bravo.

And this is coming from the “most influential man in music” (Yep, it still seems to work).

And the homeschooling people make the first page? Is homeschooling really that mainstream? When I think of homeschooling, I think of maladjusted, bonnet-wearing weirdos with no social skills.

And third is mighty YouTube:

1. Joe Hisaishi – Summer
2. Garth Brooks – That Summer
3. Bryan Adams – Summer of ‘69

Joe’s song is certainly a pleasant one.

Garth’s isn’t a classic. “A thousand miles from nowhere,” is a line that makes me want to bang my head against the wall.

And I must admit, Bryan has it right. Having an apple fight in a warehouse does look like an awfully good time.

Enjoy the season, friends.

–Grant Dawson