Texas Callin'

A good friend lives in Fort Worth, TX...Edna Lou, a lovely good-hearted woman. She calls us frequently and doesn't visit enough. Right now, we are planning to see her either in the fall, or at Christmas.

Anyway, Edna Lou called me on my cell phone at the pool on Independence Day. I was hoping the storm would hold off until our games were played. The sky was looking threatening, and the winds were picking up. The optimistic side of me wanted to hang on because, after all there was no thunder. Well, that phone rang and Edna Lou was reporting that the Weather Channel was reporting that "Readin' was gonna git it." She ordered all of us to get inside immediately. We skeedaddeled because everybody in our family knows that you don't mess with a Texan.

Lucky we did. The thunder and lightening put on a great show for us. It was all over in a short time and we did get to see a great fireworks display in West Reading that evening.

I noticed two things about this Fourth of July....

There must have been a clearance special on purple and green fireworks...

Steve Tyler performed with the Boston Pops. It was quite amusing to watch the violins trying to keep up with "Walk This Way"...

Thanks to Edna Lou for her weather warning. Maybe I'll return the favor someday. "Thanks y'all!"