O Autumn, Where Art Thou?

It should've begun by now. Arriving with a sudden, crisp chill in the air. Hot chocolate should be an appetizing necessity by now. I would finally have the proper weather for wearing some specimens from my collection of hoodies and lumberjack flannel shirts. Yet here we are, sweltering through a mild heat wave, with a complimentary firestorm on the side. The only leaves that have turned yellow and fallen are the scorched ones. Wait, wait, this is Southern California. Even the seasons hava a lazy, no-hurries--no-worries surfer attitude. I keep having to be reminded. Well, if the seasons are having a slow (and awkward) transition, that's still no excuse to slack off of changes. Among which are a new sign-off image and a new link: scottzeller.com, blog of our recently departed ASB President, now local seminary student, and an all around Texan theologian extrodinaire. Scott was also the Best Man at a friends' wedding last week: Megan Morrow & Clint Ochoa. Best Man, hmmm. Scott must have used a fair amount of restraint to keep from stepping forward and saying, "Why do you call me the best? No one is good except God alone!" I have yet to figure out why the groom is called "the right man," etc. and yet isn't "the best man." Are we implying that the bride is getting her just desserts, that the man who is right for her is not the best for her? What kind of a slur is that upon the bride's decision of marriage? The groom is not the wrong man, he is the right man. Yet, even though he is the right man, he's still not the best man? This is another non sequitur that just pretzels my brain from time to time. I think that the title "Best Man" should be deposed and something like "Darn Fine Chap," or "Pretty Good Man" should take its place. Perhaps an acronymn could do the job: MEMATC - Most Eligible Man After The Ceremony, or MBTGAR - Middleman Between The Groom And Ringbearer. Other suggestions are fully welcome.