Good summer morning to everybody in the whole world! Wow! I have really missed you guys.
This has been a busy summer for me and, I'm sorry to say, it has kept me away from y'all (or you all, in case you don't understand the southern English, which is the only correct way to speak English unless you are from the UK), how the heck are ya?
Hopefully, you have had a great time so far and I wish you all the best for the remainder of the year.
My wife retired from teaching at a public school this past spring. She lasted for 25 years! Everybody, let's give her a hand. I'll give her my left hand, because my right hand is not that dependable any longer. You can offer whichever hand you want to give to her.
Anyway, after two hot and short months she just could not stand being at home all the time, so today she went back to work as a teacher in a private school. I wish her Godspeed in her new endeavors.
I have had family visit me this summer, many of whom I have not seen in 10 years. It was great to see them all. My grandkids have grown much taller that the last time I saw them. I think that I have even shrunk a couple of inches since then too. The younger ones could almost look me in the eye and my granddaughter who is destined to become someone great is now 15 years old and taller than me. Life is truly passing me by and growing taller than I. Soon I'll shrivel up into a little frail old man that nobody can see except for my doctor who will only be able to do so through a magnifying glass.
My wife and I didn't go anywhere this summer, for lack of money, but we would have liked to. Maybe next year.
Today starts my new journey back into the world of writing. It all began here, the blog and will continue with a venture back into novel world. I have time on my hands now so that I can do it.
How about you? Have you done anything out of the ordinary this summer? I know that if you live in Colorado, then there's a good chance you spent the summer trying not to lose your home to wildfire. I hope that you are all safe. I live in Denver and close to downtown so the closest I got to the fires was watching it on TV. Those of you who have suffered during the fire season I want you to know that you are in my prayers.
Now I sit at home with just my computer and two dogs. Together, we will attempt to discover new worlds and meet new people through the journeys of my mind.
Please stay tuned. There is more to come.
P.S. The title of this blog is a direct quote of Aristotle and Joel Wilson. We both said it simultaneously when we were having fun at the skateboard park. We both shouted it out as we passed each other on the half-pipe. What a day that was!
