It is another hot day in the neighborhood. The ‘Ber’ months are just around the corner. My favorite time of the year. MJ and I have been discussing what we will eat at a Seafood restaurant next Tuesday when we go to St. Louis for a doctor’s appointment. Yes, when you get our age you create fun around doctors. We talked with our good friend Jill on Saturday and agreed that we love St. Louis. It has been our city for 50 years, from the days of taking Aaron and Jonathon to see the animatronic Christmas Bears at the headquarters of Famous Barr and even before that. St. Louis is an accessible city that feels like home.

Fight we do the ravages of age. We refuse to go quietly into the night. Sundown may be coming but we want to be there to see it.

Shrewd are some of our leaders. They are adept at ascertaining what is politically expedient for their best interest. Who is looking out for our best interest?

Democracy is ruled by the people. The United States is the envy of the world. The American Experiment is unparalleled. The people choose their leader. Our hope for the future is a beautiful concept…an idea, not a race or creed.

We are in the fight. We tap dance our way toward heaven taking photos along the way. We laugh often and love the smallest things. Happiness is not an illusion it is reality captured on an eyelash or smile of another.

Sit down on the sandy beach of life and watch the magic of Sundown over the Ocean…