First day of summer

I appear to be not very good at blogging. Probably it's because I spend too many hours writing and therefore don't want to spend more hours writing.... more.
However, it is the first day of summer and therefore comment-worthy, in that... really, how can you tell it's summer in Florida? It's just as hot and steamy as spring is. Not exactly -- we actually had a long and pleasant springtime. It's only been the last month or so (since I got back from Sarah's graduation in California) that it has turned godawful. But you know summer is here when it rains in the afternoon, which it did yesterday at 4:55 p.m., right before I wanted to go home. Instead I waited it out for half an hour. It looked OK, a little rumbly. I went outside, elected not to put my rainpants on, started the scooter, rode under the building and when I came out the other side (a distance of 50 yards) it had started to rain again! I was soaked in a block. Ah well. More troublesome was the thunderstorm aspect. I did not see any lightning but had my back to the storm as I rode home and was pretty much petrified the whole way. I've never actually hear of a scooterist being struck by lightning, but still worrisome. Anyway, the rain quit about halfway home, although the thunder did not, and I was mostly dried off by the time I got home. New city shorts all wet, however.
Today (I hope) will be the Green Hornet's first foray into modeling! A local photographer, Don Guy, approached me about using the scooter in a photo shoot. It's been delayed and rained out several times, but we will try again this evening at Siesta Beach. If I can figure out how to link to the scooter's own myspace page, you can go there. Right now the only photo in its "portfolio" is one Marjorie North gtook of me when I first got the scooter. We will hope for more! Christina's digital camera should come in handy.
Well, must go to a meeting. Boo.