Body surfing a clean waveGetting in a cool car when it’s hot outsideRare tuna Peeking in on my son while he sleepsIce cream with cookie doughA cool summer nightWalking through grass with no shoesSmelling breakfast from bedHaving fresh flowers in the houseCutting up a seedless watermelonMaking tacos at home
Going a day without checking emailWatching the scopers work on the beachFrontier Town’s water parkThe beach late in the afternoonA kid learning to ride a waveTaking my son to the beachCorn on the cob with crabsSaving my crab claws till the endCookies still warm from the ovenA cloud’s temporary relief on a hot dayA couch… Read more »
A big breakfast after churchThrowing a Frisbee on the beachThat a local boat won big money in the OpenA pool with a basketball hoopLittle dogs that don’t bark constantlySandcastles left behind after a beach dayWatching Olympic swimmersWhen my son giggles in his sleepGoing to the beach without the cell phoneRechargeable batteriesQuiet Mondays
Saturday morningsA seagull squawking in the distancePicking up laundry from the drycleanerSkim milkRandy Pausch’s “The Last Lecture”An iced latte with one SplendaThe sounds my son makes when he’s excitedA weed-less flowerbedWatching a dog swim in the oceanMosquito repellant that actually worksSunday mornings
Wanting something for a long timeRunning with my son in the jogging strollerSound of a boat motor starting in the distanceKid watching in a busy Boardwalk arcadeHow differently people eat steamed crabsPeople who hear rumors but don’t spread themLeftovers the day after grilling outPlanning aheadBuying something with a $1 coinEarly morning when the beach is… Read more »
Those old blue and yellow surf matsCatching a glimpse of a shooting starSwimming in a pool at nightDriving to AssateagueA fresh perspective on a complicated matterPlaying with my son on the floorA full night’s sleepWhen I am inspired to write an editorialA piece of thick cheesecake with no toppingKeeping things simpleGetting corn on the cob… Read more »
A cloudless blue skyWatching people trying to read a newspaper on the beachA perfectly cracked crab clawThe show ‘Hopkins’A no-teeth giggle from my sonLightening bugs doing their thing in a fieldBody surfing in the oceanThe smell of a towel after a day at the beachOcean sounds in a conch shellA pile of hot crabs and… Read more »
Grandparents who like to baby sitNapping in the pool on a summer afternoonA swing under a treeWatching fireworks on a beachThe first bit of caffeine each morningHow my wife looks at our babyLeaving Sam’s Cub with a carloadWatching the US Olympic swimming trialsThe Nadal-Federer tennis rivalrySummer breezes on a beachGetting to know a new cell… Read more »
A picnic table under a treeMy son’s fascination with a ceiling fanA Corona with a lime on a hot dayThat there are ducks in BerlinA woman driving a pickup truckHeading home after a great dinnerDownshifting in a manual vehicleThe smell of freshly popped popcornA quick breakfast before going surfingWatching a squirrel jump tree branchesRelaxing on… Read more »
A piece of driftwood on a beachTrash bags that don’t ripComing home to a package on the front porchThe sound of leaves blowing in the windWhen one of our dogs licks my sonNorthside Park during Art’s AliveEating BBQ pork without any breadA cool bedroom on a hot dayThe new trail through Berlin’s Decatur ParkBrowsing through… Read more »