Good call

Aside from the day we shot TV in Sardinia, I haven't been to the beach this summer. Wound up being able to go to my friend Diana's house on Fire Island for the weekend at the last minute. Her house is in Kismet; I'd never been to this town before. Admittedly Kismet is less quaint/charming than Cherry Grove, but then again it's also a lot less gay. There are 2 "establishments" in town: the Inn and the Out. We arrived around 6:30pm Friday. Had seafood dinner at the Out, followed by a couple of beers at the Inn. Went to the beach for a few hours in the late afternoon Saturday, grilled out and went to a St. Patty's Day party at a house down the street. Must say, these guys did it up: decorations, corned beef & cabbage, and a parade with a grand marshal, bagpipers and several men in kilts. Not sure why they were celebrating St. Patrick's Day so earnestly in August, but apparently this is the 4th year in a row they've done it. (As long as I'm being given drinks, I don't ask too many questions.) After the party we went to the Inn, where a band was playing. Great time overall. Who can complain about a weekend at the beach?

Dunes with the Fire Island lighthouse in the background.


Major sandcastle (I didn't build this).


Diana's share house.