Whenever I’ve told people what a wonderful summer I’ve had, they immediately ask me about THE WATER.

In New Jersey: “Didja go down the shore a lot?”

On Long Island: “Didja go to the beach a lot?”

They also assume that I spent a lot of time in my brother’s pool, on my cousin’s boat and/or frolicking in an assortment of nearby oceans, bays, rivers, lakes and streams.

The answer is no. I did not. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

They invariably ask why: “Don’t you like the water?”

Of course, I like the water. I’d even say I love the water. But that doesn’t mean I want to be up to my neck in it.

Zodiacally, I’m a mixed bag.

When I first met my friend Olga, she asked whether I was an earth sign. Or a water sign. Or air. Or …

Is there another one?

I’m not sure.

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