April showers....

Many years ago... when we could fly for nearly free and galavant across the country... decided to take in the Royal's Spring Training in Florida.... and the baseball amusement park next door Boardwalk and Baseball... Was simply glorious April weather... We returned tanned... well... her allover... me, the left forearm (from out the rental car window... remember, I'm somewhere between a strawberry and an Albino..... I get redder and redder and redder.. 'ceptin' the left forearm.)

Perched in our $12 First Class seats... we shared the ride home with Keven Sietzer (A KC Royal rookie at the time) and George Brett... a few goo-goo-gaa-gaa stares from the two boys (Maynard and his half-brother D).. and compliant smiles from the ballplayers... Then we landed....

Holy shit. Airline guy opens the door and it's like 37 degrees in Kansas City. Brett turns to Sietzer, no words exchanged, but I could tell they each wished they were playing for like the San Diego Padres or something...

April in the Midwest, like life, can be a bastard. April, like this ride, can be glorious. April, like a relationship can be orgasmic and "seeyalater" in a day's time. April, like work, can be rewarding and frustrating as hell.. sometimes all within the same day.

April can sendya shakin' cause yain't dressed for it... It can drenchya cause they popup in a minute... and some days you can lay on the ground on a blanket and have thoughts of "please Lord, don't change a thing... the BEST." It can scare the watoosie outta ya as you head to the basement during the sirens... Some days though, ya never wanna leave the park bench.

Work, relationships, kids, family, automobiles, houses, people in general, even ourselves - are identical to April. All the other months are different. March maybe the closest with "fake peeks" of good... May, a little more pleasant but with reminders... the rest - all different.

April is life. The rollercoaster. The exhileration, the tribulation. The late frost, the perfect 75 degree day. The rainin' like a mo-fo, the going to the Piggly Wiggly in shorts for the first time in months... April is a bastard. And a wonder.

The more I think about it, the more I think God reminds us April is like our lives. Reckon life is all about how you dress for it. If you prepare for any forecast, all is good. You appreciate the storm and the lightning thru the living room window. Your reminded on the glorious day.

I love life. I love April. GD rain. Wonderful sun. May you smile thru the blinds no matter the weather.. May you have "top down" days <-- and appreciate them. May you dodge the potholes winter offered.. and enjoy the smooth stretches of Interstate.

Happy evening. Going to the Weather Channel now to see how to prepare for tomorrow. Hope your forecast is a good one..if not, please dress the part.. Love, Victurd.