Beach Weather

Summer is definitely here and I’m ready for some beach time. I really need to feel the hot sand between my toes and smell the salty ocean air at least once each year to keep my sanity.

My family has always gone to the Jersey shore and we’ve spent hundreds of weekends on the beach at Atlantic City. I love everything about it - from the boardwalk to the carnival rides to the mini golf and the fishing on the pier.

If you know anything about Jersey Shore hotels you have probably seen the Morey Resorts at Wildwood. They are famous for their collection of hotels and the variety of accommodations from beachfront luxury to family budget properties within a block to the boardwalk or beach. If you are looking for things to do in New Jersey, the beach is one of the top family destinations.

This year there are going to be free concerts at Morey’s Piers throughout the month of July featuring the Radio Disney Summer Concert Series. There are lots of events scheduled for families with kids of all ages, so if you have a chance to go you should check out the Wildwood events and enjoy the beach this summer with all it has to offer.

Driving in the Dark

The trip home was uneventful, thank goodness. We deliberately left Mother’s summer house late so that the traffic would not be so bad. When we drive in the dark the kids usually fall asleep quickly and the drive is nice and quiet. Even the wife fell asleep, so I just drove along listening to my new Eagles CD and enjoyed the peaceful drive.

“Long Road Out of Eden” is a classic, mature, and long overdue collection of the Eagles with new songs and some of the best of the older ones. Each one of the guys has his moment to shine and when they sing together their harmony is awesome.

One of my favorite new cuts is “Waiting in the Weeds.” It sounds like it could have been written 10 years ago or 10 days ago - a classic Eagles song. Another one that I really like is “You Are Not Alone.” That one is very soothing and brings up all those deep thoughts that we should examine every once in a while.

Romantic Gesture

My girl was down in the dumps - don’t know what was wrong, but she needed some cheering up. I stopped by the grocery store at lunch and picked up a few things to fix for dinner. this stuff needs almost no chef-attitude or skill - just open bags and boxes, heat up and put on the table.

I got a bag of salad greens and a little box of grape tomatoes. Then I got a package of potatoes in a tub, already mashed and seasoned with butter. I got a plank steak and a bottle of A-1 Mesquite marinade. And a bottle of merlot.

On the way to the checkout counter I picked up two eclairs from the bakery and a pair of votive candles.

No she doesn’t have to do anything to cook - I can handle the grill and the microwave on my own. I might let her set the table and light the candles, and she can choose the tunes on the stereo - maybe some jazz by chris Isaac.

Love my girl and want to cheer her up - hope this does it tonight.

Poor Man’s iPod

I love the Coby stick MP3 Player. It’s the poor man’s iPod.

I paid $19 for mine and it holds enough music for me to listen to a different song all the way from home to work, and from work to home again without repeating any of the songs. I don’t know how many Gigabytes or whatever that it holds, but it holds enough for what I want.

I picked up 3 of the Coby sticks and put different types of tunes on each one. They run on a single AAA battery and you can plug it directly into your PC to upload more tunes.

It doesn’t have to hold just tunes - you can use it as a flash drive or jump drive and carry home that big file you need to work on at home for the big meeting the next day. Very handy gadget - love the Coby stick.