First Day of Cool - New York Times

First Day of Cool - New York Times: "First Day of Cool *By BRIDIE CLARK Published: September 3, 2007 IT was a humid evening at the tail end of summer. My family was eating dinner around our picnic table when my mother spotted the hot air balloon, cresting down in the distance. I don’t remember who proposed we chase it to its landing spot, or who seconded, but suddenly half-gnawed corn on the cob clattered down on plates and we raced for the driveway."