July...my birth month...summertime. I have always loved July. No school. Hot weather. Baseball races in full swing. It's been my favorite month forever....and I ought to know having just celebrated my 58th July. It's the best month of the year. Fourth of July fireworks, picnics, potato salad, burgers and dogs to excess! Pepto Bismol in 55 gallon drums. I fondly remember spending Independence Day with my family, brother, neighbors Albert & Gordon Ting, M-80's in their banana tree (which we felled after drilling holes around it's base, packing M-80's in each hole, intertwining the fuses and "letting her blow!" Picture a two foot stump and an 8 foot banana tree on its side. To this day it's a mystery as to what happened to that poor tree. Let's all celebrate July!!! I've had another excellent July. Luckily I have my iPhone to chronicle just how good it's been. Here we go:
Sonny meets Tangi in Honolulu at his ukulele workshop. He hand built my favorite concert uke.
Back in my walking regimen (following that heart 'thang') and nearly making it to the top of Cowles Mountain. Maybe next month.
Hanging with Man-Ram...Manny Ramirez. Learing all the ins and outs of taking female hormones and how they might affect my home run swing.
Finding out how a three-inch splinter skewering the middle finger affects my home run swing.
Taking a little money from Viejas Casino by getting dealt 10 straight flushes. (My first "ever" straight flush and I just happened to be playing ten hands at one time. Got a nice little $125 payout on this baby. Still not enough to get 10-99'd but I'll take it!)
Enjoying scenic Sardine Lake near Sierra City, CA.
Having an intimate birthday celebration at PetCo with yet another Padre loss to the Rockies.
Now you know why I love July. Hope you have a month that means as much to you.
