No One Asked My Opinion, But….

Best Things About Summer
By George W. Harris

There are just some times of the year that just make life worth living;
the beginning of summer is definitely on the top of the list. Here are
some of my favorite reasons for waking up each July with a smile.

1) My birthday! Actually, at our family, we don’t have birthdays, but
birthday WEEKS, where we get a gift each day leading up to the actual
event. What more could someone want?
2) Early sunrise! You can get your hiking, bike riding, yard work, you
name it, done early, and still have a ton of time for something else,
as well as…
3) Late sunsets! Nothing like a late evening stroll, seeing the trees
as silhouettes as the sun sets.
4) Free Sunday Concerts in the Park-from cover bands that do anything
from The Beatles to Glenn Miller to The Monkees, a family picnic on the
lawn with some nice sounds is pure Americana
5) 4th of July! If you don’t like fireworks and John Phillips Sousa
music, please move to Albania.
6) The Beach! It can also be a lake or floating along a river in an
inner tube, but water is a key means of beating the heat.
7) Lemonade! It can also be sun tea, but you get the picture.
8) Air conditioned jazz clubs and movies. Can’t I PLEASE stay in here
all day.
9) Movie film festivals. In Greece, where my family is from, they show
movies from the roofs of apartment buildings on a giant screen. Another
contribution to civilization from the land of my forefathers. Drive Ins
aren’t a distant second.
10) Linen and cotton outfits. Panama hat is optional.
11) Why do women always seem prettier this time of year?