Dog Days of Summer

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I randomly decided to title this entry as the "dog days of summer" since they officially run from July 3rd to August 11th, 2026. As far as real-world activities are concerned, I attended a really nice Writing Conference at Seton Hill University near Pittsburgh a few weekends ago. It was a lot of fun, and I am going to post a more in-depth article on that experience on my Words and Lyrics bookshelf blog in the near future.

I have also really enjoyed watching the soccer World Cup; the matches have been exciting, and it was great to see the U.S. advance before they were knocked off by Belgium. As the tournament progresses, I would like to host a few watch parties at Words and Lyrics so I will keep everyone posted on that.




Thereian Roxxie has been hosting movie events recently, and I was happy to join a small group to watch Jaws for the umpteenth time. I can still remember seeing this film in the theater in 1975, and our family went to see it again at the drive-in. This also reminded me that my "Shark Summer" blog entry has been my most highly viewed article to date -- check out my top-5 most popular articles below.


All-Time Most Popular Blog Postings


Shark Summer


Welcome to Words and Lyrics Bookstore


Die Hard (1988)


Glob's New Video and Recent Events


Concert Under the Stars




Our Year in There

Here is a compilation of essays from five thereians that describe their experiences over the past year on there.com. Some of them joined up in 2025 while others have been here from the beginning. All the essays are well written and show the various ways they have embraced there.com. There may be a few people out there who mentioned submitting essays for my blog but have not yet; don't wait until the dog days of summer end!




 







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