Blue Blazes

Has it been hot where you live? It's been swelteringly hot here. My grandmother would have said that it's "hot as blue blazes." We stand a good chance today of breaking a temperature record for the fourth day in a row. I wilt in the heat. My discomfort says I was made to follow the climate, but my wallet says "no."

I was invited to go to the beach this past weekend, and that was a treat. Sheldon likes to go to Virginia Beach on summer Saturdays, and he asked me to go along. His son, Ricky, met us at the beach, and we spent most of the day enjoying the sun, water, and ocean breezes. The water was cold and refreshing. Sheldon looked at his brand of eye-candy, and I enjoyed my own. No harm in looking, right? There was this one fellow in particular... but I digress.

On the way back home, we rode by my childhood home. Boy, I wish I owned a digital camera. Everything looked so pretty. They've had a mild spring in Tidewater, too, with plenty of rain, so everything was lush & green. Many of the trees are now fifty years old. My boyhood house looked neat as a pin. Our brick barbeque chimney and my dad's beloved shed were still in the backyard. It all looked almost exactly as it did when my parents lived there. You could tell that the folks who live there love their home, which makes it nice for me. I assume that the same people who bought it back in the 80's still own it. I also saw my mother's old car sitting in our backyard neighbor's driveway. I sold Mom's car to Ruby after my mother died, and Ruby still drives it. I hadn't been in my old neighborhood in a long while, and it reminded me of how lucky I was to grow up the way I did.

For your hot weather diversion, I've included a quiz from Blogthings. I like their quizzes, because they are so scientific. You can really base your life on whatever the quiz results reveal about you. Before you move on to the Beach Test and the Fridge Quiz, let's take a moment for an important announcement.

Tomorrow, June 11, will mark seventeen years of sobriety for Pam! Pam has a Great Dane named Theo, so as far as Theo is concerned it's really one-hundred & nineteen years. Either way, it's a long time, and it shows that a twelve-step program of recovery can work. That's why these anniversary dates are so important; they give hope to those who still suffer. Pam is an inspiration and a friend, and I love dropping by her site each day. Sometimes her posts are funny, sometimes they're touching; they are always honest and real. Pam's a friendly Texas gal, so click here if you'd like to say "howdy" and wish her well.

What the Beach Test Says About You

You tend to be a very social person. You live for your friends and family. You can get social burnout occasionally though. You aren't a total extrovert. You have cold feet when it comes to love. You have a lot of uncertainty until you convince yourself to dive right in. You are deeply passionate about several things in your life. You're not passionate about much... and the few passions you have are truly obsessions. Your sense of humor is intellectual and obscure. Only really well educated people get your jokes.

The Beach Test

Next, let's take a look at the refrigerator...

What Your Fridge Says About You

You like to be surrounded by things you love. You aren't exactly greedy, but you can be materialistic at times. You tend to be a fairly thrifty person. You splurge occasionally, but you're mostly a saver. You are a very adventurous person. You love to try new things, and you get bored very easily. You are responsible, together, and mature. You act like an adult, even when you don't feel like it. You are likely married, possibly with kids.

What Do the Contents of Your Refrigerator Say About You?

Kids? Married? Uh-oh! That must have happened during a blackout.