What a sunny day can do for a person

When I first came to college in Minnesota a few years ago, my roommate told me, "If you don't like the weather in Minnesota, wait a minute."

Wise fellow.

It was 97 degrees here yesterday. With it came some glorious sun and equally glorious wind. It made a fellow feel like he was in, say, Aruba.

And it was amazing what it did to people's moods. There were a lot more smiles yesterday than there had been when it was 50 and overcast (as it was Saturday).

Girls who had been waiting patiently for months to wear tanktops and sun dresses brought them out proudly. Guys dragged out the first pair of shorts they could find.

Even the Happy Dog, who is not a big fan of summer, enjoyed it ... once he got under a tree.

A fellow who somehow hurt his heel a week ago and had been hobbling ever since hardly felt it as he made his rounds. (It might have been because of that yummy Hot Fudge Sundae he had at Conny's Creamy Cone. But I digress.)

Even the cranky neighbor down the street smiled and waved at the Happy Dog as he peed on his front lawn.

Life simply was a lot better than it had been the day before.

I suspect this is because we don't get a lot of these days in our little part of the world. And we sure as hell don't expect to get them in the middle of May. (The temp broke the old record by eight degrees.)

We know this won't last. It is supposed to rain tomorrow. But, at least for a couple of days, all is bright and beautiful in the world.

With all the turmoil around us these days, this little break couldn't have come at a better time.

Thanks, God.