Welcome to Summer

Welcome to Summer

This week on Friday we celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. I hope whatever you choose to do with the extra daylight is fun. If you’re a sun worshiper this is definitely the glass half full version of the year. I hate to be a spoiler but from here on out, the days will get shorter and shrink until the Winter Solstice arrives and we start back the other way.

The thing is,…the hours don’t change at all although I understand there will be a small recalibration of the official atomic clock very soon to make up for the extra slowing of the earth. Still though, it will pretty much be 24 hours per day as always. The environment may cause us to see and appreciate the day tomorrow differently than a winter’s day or even yesterday because as we all know, time is relative. The way the day unfolds and refolds can change our perception on how long it took. The things we do and the people we encounter can also change our point of view on time. As a rule, it seems good times travel fast, and bad times tend to drag.

So, it seems appropriate to wish all of you the best, longest day ever. Enjoy.
What Would Dad Do?

It’s also Father’s Day here in the United States and I’m betting many dads and kids are exploiting the sunshine with games and cookouts and such. Here’s a short piece on Dads, I wrote several years ago.

What would Dad do if he were I?
Would he pick the gift card or the tie?

Would he want the poignant Hallmark card?
Or just hang out with us kids in the yard.

Would some peace and quiet be on his mind?
Or some new cologne, I don’t know which kind.

I happen to think that most dads really don’t care.
They just want some time that they can share.

They’re happy to be with their children this day.
And they really do need it, no matter what they say.

Final Thought: A Dad’s joy on celebrating Father’s Day is directly proportional to the joy his children bring to the celebration.

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