What is Summer?

Summer is the greatest time of the year for some. For others it is just another season with no great significance. There are a few things that I love about summer.

#1 - Perfect outdoors time.

I love being outside in the summer time. If I don't live in Bakersfield and if I don't have a broken leg then it is the perfect time of year. I also love barbecues. There's nothing that says summer like a nice barbecue. Hot dogs are on my top 10 foods list and so being outside in perfect weather, tossing a disc around and eating some hot dogs is my utopia.

Here is a picture of the outside.

Just looking at these hot dogs makes me hungry.

#2 - Baseball

I love baseball. I love watching it, playing it, following it, thinking about it, smelling my gloves, chewing on them (I used to do it in the outfield when I was little), and going to the ballparks. Baseball is a very relaxing sport. I miss throwing the ball with Formy back home and having a constant connection with the game. Now, it is much harder to feel that connection. Not too many people in Idaho have the same natural affinity for the game that I do and so the baseball conversation is limited. Also, where can you get a better tasting hot dog than at a ball game? Not to mention that baseball is America's past time and I am an American, so naturally, I have strong feelings for the game.

#3 - Tour de France

The Tour de France is very cool. I think Lance Armstrong represents what America strives to be. We are becoming more and more healthy and more and more green. I just wish that the TdF was more available on cable channels in Rexburg. We don't have vs. network or OLN network, so coverage is limited. I remember in 2004 I followed it very closely. That was the year the Lance Armstrong was going for his 6th consecutive TdF victory. Nobody makes bicycle riding as sweet as Lance does and nobody makes Cancer Foundations as cool as Livestrong does. Follow Lance in the Tour de France and I assure you that you will have a greater desire to be healthy, strong, and more environmentally aware.