My dad taught me how to play various solitaire games. We used a deck of cards and there were different ways to deal out the hand and set some cards aside or order them that made for game variations.
Now with the use of computers, I’ve discovered there are many other types of solitaire games that have nothing to do with a deck of cards. You can use tiles and play majong. You can use beads and play Bejeweled. And there are dozens of video games of all types that let you play by yourself.
Today is Independence Day! I’m always glad for the 4th of July, we get a three day weekend and an excuse to get together with friends and family and cook burgers on the grill! And then later we go to see the local fire department’s fireworks show. It’s always fun to go there because we bring chairs and blankets and picnic snacks and end up running into people we know and have a good time visiting there too. What makes it better is that the fire department often arranges to have some entertainment going on before the fireworks; a local band plays a couple of sets, there are refreshment stands, face painting for the kids. There is a carnival type atmosphere and the fireworks show is always a good one!
Last Saturday a group of my friends and I spent the day cruising the roads on our bikes. We had been planning this outing since last winter, and it finally came to fruition. There were about fifteen of us on our Harleys, and we all had our ladies riding behind. We rode for a few hours and stopped at a roadside diner for lunch, and then rode home again using a different route. It was a beautiful day for a ride, and we all had a great time. I hope we can do this again next summer too!
