TGIF Haiku and Margarita Friday

Feels good to have the work week finished. (well eight hours from now) Looking forward to the memorial Day weekend. Although it is usually a hassle getting around town, Memorial Day is one of those holidays that is like a gateway to something better. Up North, Memorial Day means you might be safe putting out those tender plants. I know when I lived in Indiana, we used Memorial Day as the final safe measure for planting tomatoes. Down south, Memorial Day used to mean putting on white shoes, pants and belt for the men. Not sure it still does, but if so, good wishes to you all.

Here at the beach Memorial Day means crowds and the need to get to the store before Friday or be face to face with (wait for it) tourists. Most tourists are nice folks who pretty much behave as if they are at home. Others are the kinds of folks you wish you could go visit and do unto them as they do unto you. The saving grace is those folks never get away from themselves. They do eventually leave our space for which we are thankful. Here is a Haiku celebrating the start of summer. It is called Memorial Day.

Warm breeze touches skin,

Sunlight kisses still cold ground . . .

Gateway to summer.

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22 comments

Charles Yallowitz · May 23, 2014 - 5:54 am ·

Enjoy the weekend and hope you avoid the crowds. Great song.

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1. John W. Howell · May 23, 2014 - 8:02 am ·
  
  Thanks. Kid and I are Detroit born. We never hung out together though. Have a great weekend yourself
  
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  1. Charles Yallowitz · May 23, 2014 - 8:03 am ·
    
    His loss. 😉
    
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    1. John W. Howell · May 23, 2014 - 8:15 am ·
      
      🙂
      
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Pamela Beckford · May 23, 2014 - 7:52 am ·

My weekend started last night ☺️

The crowds are exactly why I avoid popular places at popular times

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1. John W. Howell · May 23, 2014 - 8:03 am ·
  
  I’m with you even though I live in a popular place. have a good one.
  
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words4jp · May 23, 2014 - 8:56 am ·

An awesome Johnku:) have fun….dodging….the ….tourists!

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1. John W. Howell · May 23, 2014 - 2:17 pm ·
  
  Thank you I will
  
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Kevin Brennan · May 23, 2014 - 9:32 am ·

Don’t forget, Grasshopper, even you are a tourist sometimes… 😉

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1. John W. Howell · May 23, 2014 - 12:07 pm ·
  
  Good lesson. One needs to remember such.
  
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guyportman · May 23, 2014 - 11:33 am ·

Good Haiku John. Have a great Memorial Day. You better hurry down to WholeFoods before those tourists clear it out.

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1. John W. Howell · May 23, 2014 - 2:19 pm ·
  
  Yes. I need some Three Wishes Chardonnay.
  
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1WriteWay · May 23, 2014 - 3:28 pm ·

Love that haiku! Have a wonderful weekend, John. Hope you are well-stocked and you can just cruise through it 🙂

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1. John W. Howell · May 23, 2014 - 4:34 pm ·
  
  Thanks. hope you have a good one as well
  
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Andra Watkins · May 23, 2014 - 10:26 pm ·

I wear white year-round. I’m ornery that way. Enjoy your holiday!

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1. John W. Howell · May 24, 2014 - 7:53 am ·
  
  Thanks, you as well.
  
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Phillip McCollum · May 23, 2014 - 10:39 pm ·

Maybe some of those tourists read My GRL and wanted an up close and personal view… Stay away from any familiar looking boats, John. :O

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1. John W. Howell · May 24, 2014 - 7:56 am ·
  
  I wondered what the black car in front of my house was doing. I think I know now.
  
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Chatty Owl · May 24, 2014 - 12:35 pm ·

No tomato planting for me. But id gladly eat a few.

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1. John W. Howell · May 24, 2014 - 2:33 pm ·
  
  Me too.
  
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Aussa Lorens · May 27, 2014 - 9:44 pm ·

Aha. That explains why I saw a woman wearing white patent leather heels on Sunday.

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1. John W. Howell · May 28, 2014 - 7:40 am ·
  
  Hummm…could be another reason…of course it was Sunday.
  
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