Well, I guess I won't be doing
“Birthday on the Beach” again this year.
Some of you may recall that last year I
did a fanciful thing on my birthday. You may recall that after
hearing that it would be sunny & almost warm on my
birthday—December 4th—I joked I would go to the beach. I don't
know that I meant it at the time; it was just one of those
off-the-wall jokes that I would make with Laura. But as my birthday
approached, something happened. People actually started to wonder if
I was indeed going to the beach on my birthday. And when my birthday
did roll around, I had a ton of calls, a ton of Facebook messages,
and even several of Loraine's co-workers all asking the same thing--
Did I go to the beach on my birthday?
Well, seeing as how it was sunny and 60
degrees on my birthday, a day usually cold and/or snowy, what do you
think? Not only did I go to the beach, I went in a suit--
That's right; I didn't go to the beach
in a bathing suit, I went in a literal suit, if only because I had
just finished taping a segment of “High School Bowl”. But I took
my shoes off, walked through the amazingly warm sand, and much to the
delight of everyone who had asked, I spent part of my birthday—on
December 4th, in Marquette, Michigan—at the beach, just
because it was warm enough, and just because I could.
As I said at the time, apparently
that's now how we do December birthdays in the 906!
However, it doesn't look like I'll be
able to do it again this year. I broached the subject with Brad
Rogers on the air a few days ago, and after laughing at the sheer
Chutzpah I apparently showed last year, he informed me that it
wouldn't be anywhere near beach weather this Sunday. Oh, sure, it
would be beach weather if I was a penguin or a rainy day enthusiast,
but seeing as how I'm neither, he (despite what I said yesterday)
opined that I'd probably do nothing but whine while I was there. So,
I guess, I'll forego it this year.
Bummer.
Who knows, though. Our overall weather
pattern still calls for above average temperatures throughout the
month, so maybe I should just shoot for a new goal. Instead of
“Birthday at the Beach”, whaddya think about “Christmas at the
Beach”? We didn't have any snow on the ground last Christmas, so
it's always a possibility. And if I don't get to spend my birthday
on the beach, at least I'd have something else to shoot for.
We'll just have to see now, won't we?
On that note, have yourself a great
weekend. And seeing as how we're not supposed to have beach weather
the next few days, make sure you stay warm and stay dry, too!
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