For Dave and Sandil

Tomorrow I have a trip to Alaska.

Cool Huh?

At least I feel that it will be cool. I'll probably say "WOW" because it will be a shock to my body which is used to this 95 degree weather. A couple of weeks ago I was in Santa Barbara and while it is a beautiful piece of earth, the twenty-five degree temperature change made me want to cry. It was a shock to my system and I wanted to run back home!

I'm a child of summer and have a passion for hot weather. Sitting on the beloved back deck on this hot July morning, Fran's thousand shades of green are singing to me and the leaves dance in the ocean breeze. I dream of days to come when my best friend and I live on a house boat and sleep in a hammock.

It always seemed like a good idea

buy a little house boat free and clear

living on shrimp and Navigator beer

Every day goes by without a cloud

And every time you see him

he's smiling out loud

Jim Morris gives me my words on this hot summer morning. Summer is my love and sport. And I like Penna Coletta's and getting caught in the rain ... especially when sand dunes are involved!

I suppose that it's best to be honest. So at my birthday party which wasn't on my birthday my friend Sandi gave me this bracelet with words on it. "You have to write a blog using all of these words," she told me.

Then she and Dave gave me a set of Beatles glasses which are awesomely cool and have become the glasses of choice at our house!

So this is for Sandi and Dave.

Well ...

It was ...

Then Chuck Courtenay and his beautiful wife Vicki just blew in. Micah Berry and I were talking about things. Then Dedra blew in while my best friend is texting me.

Then Chuck says, "Hey Mike so the other day this homeless guy comes up to me and panhandles by asking 'Hey Dude, can I have a few dollars? I need to buy minutes for my cell phone.'"

We cracked up.

It makes me cry, live, feel, give, dream, dance, earth, friend, cool, wow, run, trip, passion and sport.

Love you Sandi and Dave!b