Monday Musings - June 22, 2015

1. Happy Monday. Summer officially began yesterday at 12:39 PM EDT. It has finally arrived.

Father's Day

2. Happy Father's Day bleated wishes to all of the father's. I had a great day and even took a day off from my blog to play golf and spend time with my family. 

3. Druids--where are the druids when you need them to help celebrate the solstice?

4. The US Open, golf tournament, was been very exciting. Congratulations to Jordan Spieth on his victory.

5. The Orioles played one of those wild and crazy games where they blew a 7-0 lead and were losing 9-7 before finally winning in Toronto yesterday 13-9. There were a lot of hits and many exciting plays. Perhaps the O's are beginning to get into that winning form again.

6. Describe the perfect Father's Day? Get up early and hit the golf course followed by a day long celebration with all of the assembled family punctuated by a phone call from those who could not attend. 

7. Chris hosted an end-of-the-year party for her school on Friday. It was a great way to place the final period on the 2014-2015 school year. It was a good for me to reconnect with many of the people she works with.

8. Just a note, while the summer solstice is frequently referred to as the longest day of the year, the truly longest day is coming on June 30, 2015 when we will get to experience a leap second. 

-- Bob Doan, Elkridge, MD