summer sun...

wow! its hot...i went golfing this morning...18 holes...started at 7:30 so we could be done before it gets into the really hot part of the day...we were only going to play 9 holes...then someone said "lets just play another 9"...what in the heck were we thinking...it seriously was so freakin hot out there...i found shade at every opportunity...

i went to see a movie last night...island...it was really good...definitely made you think...there was one part in particular where ewan mcgregor...the main character...has a conversation with his doctor about how he thinks there has got to be more to life then simply waiting to get called to go to the island...he feels like each day should hold more value than just another day to wait...i found this to be a profound moment in the movie...of course there were all kinds of other issues...cloning...death...etc etc etc...but this is the one thing that really struck me in the movie...in fact, i found myself thinking about it for the rest of the show...i thought about how earlier that day i had taken a two hour nap on my couch and watched a few hours of tv...about how i couldnt wait to have a day off the today in order to lounge around and be lazy...i dont get those chances very often...but when i do, i really look forward to them...but i found myself wondering why i dont look more forward to those times when i get to really experience life...moments when i am going to be in the presence of great people...moments when i am going to see something beautiful...moments when i am going to be challenged to rise to the occassion...those are life moments...but so often i look forward to the moments when i can escape life...i wonder if i would appreciate life more if it were something i didnt have so much control over...

a friend once gave me a magnet for my refrigerator that says...may you live all the days of your life...thats where i'm at today...