I’ve got the hots for summer.

Literally. Despite the headline hots, I’m no fan of hot weather. Summer is only one letter removed from simmer. Even so, there’s something about the arrival of summer that calls for celebration. Maybe it’s the vacationy feel of this season and the resulting outdoorsiness of summer; maybe it’s the long days; maybe it’s all the food we love to eat …

I call shotgun

You know what? Screw everything. Let’s just hit the road. It’s Hump Day. Time for a break. A Hump Day Hiatus. Road trip! Let’s check out Yellowstone. Devil’s Tower. Buffalos. Mount Rushmore. Chicago. Farmland. Niagara Falls. The Big Apple. Cape Cod. Let’s do it all. We deserve it. And let’s take 5,000 pictures and put them all together to document …