Our summer heat wave continues. It got up to 102 degrees today and there wasn't a cloud in sight. It was already in the mid-80's whe...

It was unusually quiet for a major holiday. The streets were empty. Neighborhood cafes didn't seem busy. Even the park wasn't very f...

I guess I'm sort of a lazy patriot. I never served in the military. I seldom fly a flag, although we did have one on our house for a whi...