Life's A Beach

So, it took a few days weeks, but I have some reminiscences of the beach.

1. I drove down from T-town on the 4th - yes, Independence Day. And, it being a popular drinking holiday, I had a Miller Light can thrown out of a car just ahead of me as I approached Linden.
2. I got to Foley around 8 p.m., but didn't reach the house we stayed in until just after the fireworks started at 9. Traffic was insane!!!
3. During the fireworks show, some morons illegally shot off a firework that started a fire in Gulf State Park that eventually came within 1000 yards of the house.
   
   The fire flared up again a few days later, after we had left.
4. I got to meet up with a friend whose birthday was on the 4th, which involved a 1.5 mile walk down Beach Blvd. and a 45-minute ride back just to get to Hwy. 59. Now that's an effort.
5. I didn't actually make it to the beach until Sunday, and even then, I only got to spend 2-3 hours out there.
6. Ever been to a fast and testimony meeting where only the member of the bishopric/branch presidency and two others bore their testimonies - and not because no one wanted to go up? I have.
7. Lulu's is a great place to eat.
8. Rafa Nadal is an incredible tennis player, and the All-England Club needs to install lights at their tennis complex.
9. I prefer going a different way to the beach than the rest of my family, and even though their way is faster, my way is better. Why? I never once lost cell reception on my way, and was without it for 30 minutes going their way.
10. I need to go to the beach more. Or at least, I need to be able to spend more time there when I do go.
11. Being in a house just off the beach is much better than being in a condo on the beach. Why? No crazy people to deal with - just your crazy family.

Dismissed.