Yep, It's Summer

Yep, It's Summer

It is definitely summer around here. If the over 100 degree temperatures and feeling like you are living in an oven didn't clue us in, it's the crazy stuff that comes with the heat.  You turn on the news and along with the usual murders, robberies, and illegals jumping the border, there are other stories either tragic or bizarre.  The tragic is the many child drownings that tug at your heart strings, people being hurt or killed because of road rage, or the wildfires that are destroying our deserts and forests.  The road rage stories seem to escalate more in the summer during the hottest days. As for the forest fires, those seem to occur every year either caused by Mother Nature or an idiot human not thinking straight.

Right now a wildfire is burning over 1,000 acres northeast of Williams, Arizona.  The Eagle Rock fire has about 300 firefighters battling the raging fires, and over 50 homes in the Spring Valley area had to be evacuated.  Many of the residence fear losing their homes.  This type of news report is common every year and effects the Fourth of July celebrations all over the state. Fireworks are usually banned and a "no burn" warning is issued throughout the state especially in the high countries.

With all the wildfires, where do the animals go?  Apparently they head out to the suburbs for food, water and a dip in the pool.  This black bear wandered into the Sun Lakes retirement community just recently which took some of the residence by surprise.  They think he was abandoned by his mother, but where he came from, they couldn't say.  He is back in the forest and enjoying the rest of his summer.

Many places have strange traditions, and we have them too.  I'm not sure if this one is strange or smart.  Every year in June, Scottsdale put on an event called "Mighty Mud Mania".  You have a series of obstacles to go through, all having mud in them.  You start out rather clean and end up looking like a muddy pile of goo.  People love it and it is a fun way to cool off in these rather hot temperatures.

Here is the bizarre.  A naked man was harassing a woman in Scottsdale.  She pulled out her cell phone and snapped a picture to show authorities.  Of course the news media got hold of the picture and showed it with certain areas blurred out.  They still are not sure who he was and why he was walking around in his birthday suit.  At least he had the presents of mind to wear shoes because the sidewalks and asphalt streets will burn your feet.  He is also wearing a hat to keep the sun off his face, why? Your entire naked ass is showing, why bother with the hat and shoes. I hope the hell he was wearing sun screen.