Hot Enough For Ya Day

These obscure holidays are getting better and better.  Today's holiday is very appropriate for a Texas summer; however, the temperatures haven't reached their full potential.  After a very mild winter, even for Texas, I figured the summer would be a scorcher.  Thankfully the temperatures and humidity haven't been all that bad.  All those years I lived in Houston, maybe I grew accustomed to the heat and humidity, but Fort Worth can get hot as well.  For the first five years of residence here, I lived in housing that did not have central air condition and heat.  As a result, I had to depend on fans and heaters as the seasons dictated.  Now I am blessed with an apartment that has both, and I use them when appropriate but certainly not in a wasteful manner.  The question is very timely, "Is it hot enough for you?"  Yes it is, but it could definitely become worse...and I've seen both extremes in temperatures.  Of course there are hotter places, but I'm content with the weather as seen in Fort Worth.  The ideal climate hearkens memories of the two years I lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Living there the main extreme in temperature was usually seen during the winter months, but I do recall a week in particular I said to myself, "It's actually getting kind of hot around here!"  And that was it.  The weather was a dry but cool heat, mainly due to life in the mountains.  Oh, what a life!  I'd almost give anything to live in or around those parts again.  Maybe it's the adventurous nature coming out in me.  In any and all spare time I had, could be found spent in hiking and camping in God's beautiful creation.  I better quit the reminiscing before I get heartsick for those good ol' times.  Anyway, enjoy the special holiday.  Is it hot enough for ya?

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Party on the Porch (Amon Carter Museum)

On Saturday, September 30th, I attended the annual Party on the Porch sponsored and hosted by the Amon Carter Museum.  I attended this function about twelve years ago with a friend and his family.  For whatever reason, the festivities fell off my radar till I saw a banner for it a few weeks prior.  Deciding it would be good for me to get out, even if it was alone, I requested a ticket and downloaded it to my phone.  The best part of the shin-dig was it's free of charge!  Yes, you read that correctly.  Both Party on the Porch and the Museum itself are funded by a perpetual trust established upon the death of Amon Carter himself.  (Take that, you other museums who charge an entrance fee!  Because of the lack of admission, I am able to frequent the art gallery as often as I can.)  Free parking for the event was available across the street at the surface lots of the Health Science Center.  (Another plus to showing up for the event.)  There were several people managing the entryway.  On
Read more

Seeking Closure!

Last week I was able to get away from the land of exile in order to visit and spend time with family.  Even though part of our plans for a trip to East Texas fell apart, I very much enjoyed spending three wonderful days with my mother in Yoakum.  During this time, as she still had to work her shifts at the church, I was able to scratch off quite a few items from the bucket list.  Many of these items have been on there for several years awaiting much-needed closure.  On top of the list, but really in no particular order, was to visit the Alchoholics Anonymous group in Victoria where I tried to get sober in 2004.  Even though I didn't recognize anyone in attendance, I did enjoy the time spent in fellowship.  Then a visit was made to Memory Gardens Cemetery where three acquaintances are interred.  One in particular, my friend Amy, was buried there in 2021.  Regretting not being able to attend her funeral services, I made every effort to locate her grave, along with the graves of her m
Read more

Reprieve from the War Front

** This is another letter from my father in Korea during the war of 1950-1953.  My intention in posting these letters is to capture the very personal side of war.  The letter is typed as written.  Any mistakes in grammar, punctuation, and etc. are intentional. 17-Oct-53 Dear Mom & Dad           I have just returned from a splendid seven days leave in Japan.  My seven days were filled with just about everything a person could want in a leave.  Steak, lobster, french fried potatoes, and onions, and many other fried foods.  The special service hotel at which I stayed is the most beautiful in Tokyo, Ga-Jo-En KANKO Hotel.  It is composed of three buildings connected by hallways, five stories high.  It has many facilities such as Grill, Bar, Cocktail Lounge, PX, Game Room, Barber Shop, Dining Room, Wrapping Service, and Dining Room, where meals are very cheap: 15 cent breakfast, 25 cent lunch, 45 cent supper.  The elevators of the Hotel are lined with mother-of-pearl formed into wa
Read more