It’s Thursday. This is something like a beaver sighting but instead with a giant patriotic Bigfoot. It appears ‘ole Sasquatch here lives at a lawn décor business in Tennessee where he greets customers dressed up for the holiday. What’s next, a polka-dot summer bikini? I wouldn’t mind having him by my front door around Halloween! Thanks for sending him in, Dale!

-keep

Keep, Greetings from Tennessee from a daily reader. These folks dress bigfoot up for every holiday. Thought you would like this for a 4th of July cover photo. -Dale

It’s Wednesday. It was a gorgeous day last Sunday so a buddy and I went out to the Big Basin marina in Channahon, Illinois. Neither of us own a boat, but every now and then we like to hang out, have a few drinks, and check out the boating action. It sits on the Des Plaines river and isn’t much to look at, but it’s somewhat local and it attracts a wide array of watercraft.

The only problem is they don’t serve food or any snacks. There’s nothing worse than having a few beers and not having anything to munch on. Finally, last year they parked a food truck out in the parking lot. Nothing fancy, just burgers, fries, and a few other items but not really anything to snack on! Next time I think I’ll smuggle in some pretzels or chips, that oughta do the trick.

-keep

It’s Tuesday. Everyone have a decent 4th? Mine was okay. Had a nice cookout and enjoyed the day with family.

I’m sure most of you probably heard about the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. A shooter killed 6 and wounded over two dozen during a 4th of July parade. They caught the shooter several hours later and at this time the motive remains unknown. I live in the far south-west suburbs and Highland Park is north of the city, so it’s nowhere near me. However I’ve been to Highland Park, quite a few times, and it’s a very nice town. But that doesn’t seem to matter anymore. If you can’t go to a parade in a nice town without getting shot, where can you go?

Where?

-keep