It could be taken as a sign of things to come. Or maybe it can show that even when the unimaginable happens, you can still make the best out of the situation.
Never would I have imagined that on my first night on vacation, at my sister's home in Fresno that the power would have gone out right before 7 p.m. and lasting until 1:10 a.m. during one of the hottest days of the year when the temperature reached 110.
But you make the best of what you have. Her children had one of the longest play days of the year. At 7 p.m. the temperature was still in the mid 90s, but they're used to that and they had a kiddy pool. They also were dancing with their shadows.
I got to play with both of my niece Antonia and nephew Francisco a little extra today. In a way I kind of felt that I was making up for lost time since I rarely see them. They were excited to see me when I arrived at this afternoon. They didn't know me as well as my brother, but they were not going to let that stop them.
They both were excited to show me their rooms and Antonia was eager to show me her reading abilities.
Francisco may have shown me an early sign of having fun anyway you can by finding comfort in a laundry bin.
And the youngest, Sophia was eating her afternoon snack.
The philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau sited in an essay that the fall of civilization began when the first caveman decided to fence off a piece of land and call his own. After visiting Fresno on my first day of vacation, I'm sure Rousseau would have said the founders of Fresno are not only uncivilized, but also foolish. Especially after visiting on a hot July day, with no power.
Well I know not all of the people of Fresno aren't all uncivilized or foolish. My sister, her husband and three children have a beautiful home with a dog in a big back yard, with air conditioning, when it works.
They have found what we all want.
Next stop Turlock.
Miles traveled today: 230
Miles traveled total: 230
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