"One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer, So, Go Ahead and Take Another Bite."

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!

AAAAAAACCCCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!!!! Why Do They Have To Be SOOO STUPID??

Hi friends.  I hope that all is going just swell in your life and that you are away from fire danger, the sun is shining and the temperature is somewhere in the mid 60's.  It's not like that here.  It seems that most of Colorado is on fire, the temps are 90's to 100's.  The sun is shining though, but those people that are wearing flames for clothing would really appreciate some rain.If you'll remember, about a year ago, in this very blog, I proposed that there should be an agency of the federal government whose job it is to stop wildfires in their tracks and before they engulf into gargantuan flaming acreage.  I think our governor must have read it and it caused a light to go off in his head, because I remember hearing on the tv news a few days ago that he is looking into setting up some kind of regional organization whose sole responsibility will be to stop the wildfires. We will see..........Anyway, today I am in the market for tires for my wife's Nazi car (a 2009 VW Beetle).  There are only two good things about this car; 1) it starts regularly, and 2) it will be paid for in a month.  Other than those two things, this car was not built for humans and now it needs tires.  I won't go to the dealer to buy them either.  No particular reason, I just don't like this German engineering.So, I've been looking online for deals on tires.  The lower the price the better.  I've looked at all the usual websites; Walmart, Discount Tires, Big O Tires, Pep Boys and the beat goes on.  The best deal I've found so far is with Firestone (hopefully they will see this plug and give me a set of new tires).Then I got curious about this little place near me that sells Mastercraft tires.  So, I read several reviews about them and they were all glowing, so much so that I had to wear shades.  I then looked up where to buy them in Denver and guess what I found out?  There are several dealers in town but when I looked for prices, there was a button to click to request a quote.  AAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!Don't they have enough sense to know that that is why I visited their website in the first place?  If I have to beg you for a price, guess what?  I'M NOT GOING TO BUY YOUR SHIT!!Making someone jump thru hoops just to learn your price is disrespectful to the customer and dishonest.  Why must it be a secret?  Are you ashamed of what you do?  Aren't you in business to make money?  I didn't have to travel to your website, but I did.  Don't you think you should thank me by simply telling me what's what and not make me jump thru hoops?  It's a price for a tire!!  Post it on your website or else!I literally arrived at your site because I am a serious shopper in need of the services that you offer.  I am looking for a price!  Instead I have to request a quote?  That's like seeing you in person for the first time and when I ask you for the price, you look at me, with toothpick hanging from your lower lip and replying, "How much you got?"Well, since you insist on doing this type of dishonest business, guess what else?  FIRESTONE WINS!!  I wonder how many times you have experienced defeat such as this.  
JUST TELL ME YOUR FRIGGIN' PRICE!!!

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