"Do you always watch for the lonest day of the year and then miss it?" asks Daisy Buchanan near the beginning of "The Great Gatsby." "I always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it."
If you are like Daisy, here's a reminder: the longest day of the year is Friday, June 21, the summer solstice. After that the hours of daylight gradually start to decrease.
(I was amused to read the would-be insightful notes I wrote next to this passage in my college edition of "Gatsby": "perfect pose ... the longest day is an illusion!")
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