5 Things We Know On A Sunday
- Welcome August. I’m old enough to remember when August was still a part of Summer…now it’s still Summer on the calendar, it will still be around 100 degrees or more this week in West Texas, but August continues to get shoved into Fall. It seems like school starts earlier and earlier every year. That means teaches go back earlier. The domino effect is real for families. We used to have until at least the middle of August or later before we even thought about school and other events like that. Not anymore. It’s a shame really. August is a great month. It needs to take Summer back!
- Speaking of August, it is now legal and acceptable to use the term “Dog Days of Summer” when describing the next two weeks of weather. I think that term became popular over the decades describing baseball teams and the sluggish nature of the month leading into the final days of the season. Either way, July was far too early to employ this term so feel free to use it later this week when the temps hit triple-digits and you just want to sit around on a shaded porch like an old dog. Remember, old dogs are pretty smart. . .
- There’s not much better than getting fresh sweet corn right out of the field this time of year. If you’re lucky enough to know folks like we do who are generous enough to share their harvest, you’re lucky enough. A lot of melted butter, a dash of Old Bay seasoning and little salt and pepper and corn on the cob is just fine as a meal of its own.
- I saw Halloween decorations and whatnot on display at a store this past week. July. This is unacceptable. I’m not sure I really want to see Halloween stuff until October starts. The explosion popularity for Halloween decorations and even giant stores dedicated to it amazes me. I just don’t get it. September needs a holiday that we can use to hold off the Halloween Creep. We can call it “Football Season” and decorate appropriately. You’re welcome.
- Now that I am many, many, many years removed from having to work-out on it for football – the smell of wet grass in the morning this time of year is one of my favorite smells. Of course it’s easy to say that when you don’t have to get out and roll around in it! Either way, it’s one of my Top 10 Outdoor Smells these days that doesn’t involve rain or the mountains or brisket being smoked.
Thanks for hanging out with us for a few minutes this Sunday. We’ll be back it in the morning recapping the weekend with y’all. Get your Good, Bad & Ugly recap comments ready to go and we’ll see you then. As always, if you like what we do, add your comments, share with your friends and thank all of our sponsors online or in-person. It means a lot!
Hyatt
