It’s 11 pm in a sweltering South Florida August.  It’s hurricane season and we’re waiting to see what Dear Fay will do.  Will she become a Cat-1 hurricane or stay a tropical storm?  Will she visit the east coast of Florida or just mess up her dear friends on the west coast?  Should I put up shutters and buy gasoline for the generator I have not cleaned up from last year? Or maybe I will just hope for the best, hunker down for the night and see what the morning brings.

Ah, the joys of living in a tropical paradise.  But I won’t complain. I don’t have to shovel the humidity.  My car won’t slide off a frozen highway into a ditch. And I don’t have gray gloomy days for much of the year.  What I do have is palm trees, ocean breezes, sandy beaches and sunshine nearly every day.  I don’t know about you, but I need sunshine everyday - sometimes it’s my biggest reason to smile!  I love the blending of cultures and ethnicity here, the ability to hop on a cruise ship for a 3-day get away, or to take a drive to Disney with the kids or to South Beach for some grown-up nightlife.

So as I sit here, watching the “storm track” waiting to see if I’ll need to be concerned, I will continue to count my blessings and be ever thankful that I live year-round in the tropics.

Ladies,

We’re so glad you’re here. Jump right in and Make Some Noise about whatever is on your mind today. Tell the world what you think!

Criss