Not So Great

Every time I tell people that I am in Gulfport for the winter, they say I am so lucky. But really, Gulfport, like everywhere, has its problems. Take today for instance. I am having some people over for the superbowl. I wanted to have a barbeque, but, was it going to rain? Would it be warm? I didn’t know. I could not do my shopping until today, when I knew for sure that it would be in the 70s and sunny.

Beyond the uncertainty, there are other problems. Again take today. Around 3 or 4 in the afternoon, the sun was pouring in my seven foot high windows and it was getting too warm. I had to open the windows, to let in a great refreshing breeze. If I were home in Hayseed (in the Midwest) I would not have had to worry about opening the windows. The heater just kicks on when my house gets cold. I don’t need to go around opening things and closing things, and all that bother.

You see, it is not so great here.