Saturday 9

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Hot Fun in the Summertime

1. Is summer your favorite season? Why?

I love summer if there is low or nonexistent humidity. If it's humid, I'll hold out for fall.

2. Do you exercise more in the summer because you wear less clothing?

I probably exercise less because of the heat.

3. Do you enjoy tanning or are you more concerned about the dangers of basking in the sun?

I don't have any interest in tanning anymore, and one of the reasons is that I spent way too many years baking and burning. It's just not my thing, not with my whale white skin and tendency toward freckling.

4. You are on the beach when a waiter appears for your drink order. What do you ask for?

If I'm on the beach and there are waiters taking orders, I'll have a TQ Sunrise.

5. Do you camp in the summertime?

I do NOT camp. Perish the thought!

6. What was your favorite summer vacation as a kid?

It pretty much has to be the default one: when I was 14 I went with my parents to England for three weeks. That's the only lengthy vacation I remember, and really it was a visit to see family, which is what all our vacations were growing up.

Actually, my very favorite time was the first time my parents went to England, and I went to stay with another sister for 5 weeks. She was 4ish months pregnant and had a 2-year-old son, so I sorta 'babysat' but mostly read Hardy Boys mysteries, drank diet Pepsi, and wandered through the cemetary near their house. The summer was delightful and slow and I had a wonderful time.

7. Do you enjoy sleeping outdoors?

Am not a fan of bugs. And I require a good mattress. In short, no.

8. Do you throw a summer barbecue every year?

I almost never throw food. ;-) We're tentatively planning a Big Do this year, but mostly we have smaller ones throughout the warm weather for whoever is around.

9. Have you ever been to a nude beach? If yes, what did you think?

No. And frankly, I'd rather camp outside all summer than have that experience.