New Jersey Is Not San Diego

Every summer, I make grand plans for our back deck; I envision installing a retractable awning, or screening it and adding a roof, or even simply buying a pair of those giant, heavy duty umbrellas . . . but I never get to it, and then summer ends and I realize that the weather in central New Jersey is so disgusting that there is never a good time to sit on the back porch anyway . . . it's either too hot and humid, or too damp and humid, or too buggy, or too cold . . . and so we have this wonderful back porch, but the only resident who uses it much is the dog, who isn't as particular as the rest of us, and there's no way I'm buying a thousand dollar umbrella for him.

4 comments:

rob said...

just wear a visor

Dave said...

i just wore a visor from 9 this morning until a few minutes ago -- tennis with both boys and then coached ian's travel game. time for a nap with visor head.

zman said...

Doesn't your scalp get burnt?

Dave said...

no. i guess i have just enough hair to protect it. and the important words there are "just enough."

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