“For in every adult there dwells the child that was, and in every child there lies the adult that will be.”
Last night was wonderful except for the cold. I had to laugh when I looked at my guests and four of them were wearing their sweatshirt hoods and two of them were also wrapped in afghans. The rest of us also donned a sweatshirt or a jacket but no hoods. Dinner was a success from the appetizers to the dessert. The movie Independence Day was the perfect choice even though all of us had seen it. We clapped at the end of the president’s rousing speech about July 4th now being Independence Day for the world. Bill Pullman is way over the top, but I figure alien invaders bent on world annihilation deserve a speech more than a bit histrionic. Dessert was ice cream, just what we needed on a cold night, but the hot fudge and hot peanut butter sauces made the chill worthwhile. The evening ended quite late, after midnight. By the time I did a little cleaning and checked my e-mail, it was close to 3, but I still wasn’t tired. I watched a little TV, the perfect soporific, and shortly thereafter went to bed. I crawled out of bed at 11 this morning. I hope my neighbors didn’t wonder if I survived the night as my paper was still in the driveway.
One of my most memorable days was July 4th when I was around 12 or 13. We didn’t go to the fireworks, but I could see them from the hill behind my house. The colors would burst into circles first one then another. Some were single circles. Some were triples. They were beautiful. A couple of my neighbors were also watching and afterwards they invited in for a root beer. We sat around the kitchen table talking. The conversation went all over the place. They didn’t speak to me as if I were a kid, and that’s what I remember the most, how that conversation was the first tug of adulthood. I was a pushmi-pullyu looking in two different directions. Little changed that night, but the changes were starting.
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July 5, 2015 at 1:19 pm
Thunder is finally on its way, the flies have been totally crasy today and the heat has been a bit too much since there was no wind what so ever. The live lightning map show it’s just 20 miles away or so. I’m soo looking forward to some cooler air again 🙂 I love that we finally got some summer though and who knows if it will return, the coming week will get quite chilly towards Wednesday.
I wa sthiunking of watching Independence day too yesterday but the heat made me so tired that I couldn’t keep my eyes open for very long 🙂
Wonderful morning here though, cool and misty. The night will be rainy so I don’t think it is any idea to hope for mist tomorrow though.
Have a great day!
Christer.
July 5, 2015 at 4:57 pm
Christer,
It was really chilly here last night. I’d even say cold. My friends were hardy should and we stayed outside until late.
You would have been happy seeing it here. Staying warm was the problem.
Nice day here today too with a cooling breeze. I was just out on the deck watering plants and found a ripe tomato.
I hope you’ll have more summer coming your way!!
July 5, 2015 at 2:16 pm
Hi Kat,
I remember my first conversations where adults spoke to me as if I were a real person. It was almost always adults who were not related to me in any way. They are usually the ones who see you as you are without all the memories of you as a baby/toddler/child cluttering up the landscape. It was a good feeling having someone recognize that I was well on the road to becoming a civilized human being. 🙂
If I had a deck to hang out on (and the money of course), I think I’d get one of those heaters that restaurants use in their outside eating areas. Or, even better, a gas fireplace for the deck. Just enough hot air to offset the cooling sea breezes and extend the season on either end of the summer.
This morning was sunny and nice. I took the dogs to the lake where we poked around in the leftover trash from yesterday’s celebrations. The public works crews were cleaning it up while we were there but there was a lot of it. I found a nicely folded dollar bill sitting on the grass. It paid the tip for my Starbucks coffee. 🙂
We came home and crashed on the couch. Later on we went outside and crashed on the grass in the shady side yard. Now we are crashed on the couch again. Perfect. 🙂
Enjoy the day.
July 5, 2015 at 5:01 pm
Hi Caryn,
Your first paragraph is exactly what I was talking about. They made me feel mature, older, and on my way out of childhood.
I have a heater like you mentioned but it is no longer working, and I just don’t have an extra few hundred dollars for another one. I had guys over to try and fix it but no luck. I need a new deck fireplace but I have to buy a heat resistant cloth for underneath it first. They are sold at stove shops.
I watered the outside plants, started the dishwasher and took a nap. That’s it for the day. I was just too tired to do much else, but I’m happy for the leisure!
Have a wonderful evening!!
July 5, 2015 at 3:14 pm
Hi Kat!
Your 4th sounded like mine…I covered two fireworks displays, one on Friday and another Saturday…lots of pictures of happy people. There is something about fireworks that bring out smiles.
Day of rest today. My legs are wondering what the hell happened. 🙂
Waving,
Coleen
July 5, 2015 at 5:03 pm
Hi Coleen,
July 4th is such a great holiday. It is filled with pageantry, color and lots of good food. I had a great evening last night.
I am exhausted today and after a nap!!
Take care and rest a bit. Loll!!
Waving,
Kat
July 5, 2015 at 5:04 pm
We had dinner at a neighborhood pub near where we used to live. My wife had a Groupon that we had to use by the end of July. Then we went to the nearby town of Frisco where the minor league Roughrider’s play in a small modern retro ballpark to watch their firework display. Unfortunately, the game went into the tenth inning before the Roughrider’s lost while we waited outside the left field gates until the game ended. The guard let us inside to watch the fireworks.
If I get the urge to see a baseball game in person the Roughridres are a better choice than going all the way to Arlington to see the Rangers. In Arlington I have to bring binoculars to see the players from the upper deck. Between the cost of the tickets, parking, gasoline and food, I would have to take out a second mortgage to pay for the evening. 🙂 The Roughridres are the A level team of the Rangers so I get to see the stars of tomorrow before they are making major league saleries. I also get to see the bozos who never get to the bigs.
July 5, 2015 at 5:16 pm
Bob,
Fenway Park has the most expensive seats in MLB. A night at the park is, just as you said, second mortgage worthy. I usually manage a game a year.
Pawtucket is the place to go to see good, fairly inexpensive baseball. It is the triple A affiliate for the Sox and where players go to rehab before returning to the Sox.
I think minor league parks are a fun take. You never know if a player will make it to the bigs. Mookie Betts, a Sox outfield, was in double A last year, was called up to the Sox and is tearing all over with his bat, and he seldom misses catching a ball.
July 5, 2015 at 6:02 pm
The Dallas Ft. Worth area supports three minor league teams as well as the Texas Rangers who play in Arlington which is about halfway between Dallas and Ft. Worth. Besides the Roughriders, there’s the Ft. Worth Cats who play in the rebuild LaGrave Field near downtown Ft. Worth. That’s where minor league baseball was played until the 1960s when the Dallas Eagles and the Cats were merged into one team that played in Arlington in a stadium built to attract a major league team. Then there is the Grand Prairie Wort Hogs. I don’t know anything about them except that they play in Grand Prairie which is the next small town east of Arlington.
Minor league baseball games are more fun because of the activities between innings, the cozy ballparks and the lower prices. Dr. Pepper Park has grassy areas in left field for families to spread out blankets on the grass, a swimming pool in right field and a kid play area with bounce houses and other playground equipment. Also, the bullpens are actually in the right and left field seats. You can watch the pitcher’s warm up standing about two feet from them. Even a minor league fastball makes a buzzing sound you will never forget when you are that close to the catcher.
July 5, 2015 at 7:19 pm
Bob,
Wow, three minor league teams would be so much fun. I love the name Grand Prairie Wort Hogs. I know there are lots of things going on to attract fans to the small parks. If there one one close, I’d go. I do love baseball. I love the sound of Dr. Pepper Park-what fun.
The Cape is lucky as we have the premier college summer league. It is interesting to watch in the beginning as the players have to use wooden bats for the first time. It takes them a while to get the timing and there are few hits for a bit.
July 5, 2015 at 8:17 pm
BTW There’s no Coke Cola sold at Dr. Pepper Park. 🙂
July 5, 2015 at 8:38 pm
Bob,
Not unexpected but still funny!