United I stand

I went to the gym today. First time in years I'm trying to do PT to get so I can stand up for more than 2 minutes at a time. When I got home, I poured myself out of the car and I could hear, from the field around the corner a girl starting to sing The National Anthem. So I took my hat off, and I stood right there. In the street A block away and listened to her sing The National Anthem. Because that's what you do. You stand. And this girl? She was singing like she had something to prove. My legs were jelly. I was shaking, and jiggling. But I stood. Because that's what you do You stand. when someone is singing The National Anthem. #unitedwestand

Bunny hop on out of here

Sad bunnies everywhere mourn the passing of a legend. Hugh Hefner was responsible for more "hidden media" than all of the politicians In Washington. (How many beds had a Playboy under the mattress?) Hef showed the world that boobs and heineys belong in magazines. And that every girl likes to sit naked in a meadow or on a horse or walking down the beach, or on a car hood. Or dreamed of playing naked volleyball with other girls. Rocking a bathrobe, Living in a mansion, With a gaggle of "girls" The Hef was hero To all men. But he set women Back to the stone ages. God bless him May he rest in peace. And may the idea of "the bunnies" go with him.

Take a knee, take a hike

You can take a stand Or take a knee In protest You... in the NFL Uh, the "National" football league Why don't you Take action instead And do something To help the cause you're protesting for Or against. And leave the "National Anthem" out of it.

What's that smell?

So I'm sitting at the airport And somebody walked by, With a perfume That I've smelled before. And I can't place it. But it brought back random happy feelings. What do you call that? Sniff-a-vu? Deja-pu?

Sand castles, and fireworks, and witches, oh my!

You know how it is. It's the third week of July. It's been in the high 90's, for weeks on end. The humidity is disgusting. You've been living in a bathing suit, flip-flops, and not much else. Where else does your mind turn to? Halloween. Of course. Sand castles, fireworks, and spooky witches. Fear not. Acme has you covered. They've got their Halloween candy out.

A week's worth of ice cream

A couple of times every summer, Aunt Cynthia and I would walk down to Sundae Best, in Avalon to get ice cream. And, every time, my uncle would yell at us. and tell us that he could make us ice cream sundaes every night for a week, and it would be cheaper than what we'd spend on just one visit. He was maybe right. But, in the summer, you have to get ice cream from the ice cream place in town. Even if a cone costs the same as a half gallon. Today I took my niece To some self serve Froyo yogurt place, in Westmont And told her she could get whatever she wanted. So she did. And I paid for it. $8.50 EIGHT! DOLLARS! AND! FIFTY! CENTS! For one ice cream mess. That didn't even have a cone. And what did I say? "Oh! My! God! Kelly!!! I could have bought 4 half gallons of ice cream that are on sale at the Acme right now!!!" But it was worth it. Because it's summer. And she was happy. And I want to be the Aunt Cynthia to all my nieces and nephews.

Swimming pool games

I was sound asleep this morning, And I heard a knock on my door So I yelled hello (Of course, I didn't get out of bed) And I didn't hear anything, So I yelled hello again, and asked who it was. And I heard a girl's voice say "Marco" Seriously? Someone wanted to play swimming games with me that early in the morning? So I yelled "Polo" Nothing. So I yelled "Polo" again. And she didn't answer. I don't know. It was weird. So I just went back to sleep. And forgot all about it. When I got up there was an envelope In my door from my friend Christine, at the front office. When she came over later She mentioned that she had papers to return to me. I said, "Oh you already did. They were in my door this morning." She said, "I forgot I had her drop them off. That was my friend Margot."