Here come the 100 degree Texas summer days.  They have been waiting quietly and patiently.  People are getting comfortable in the false notion that this summer of 2013 will be one that does not aim to burn and destroy the landscape along with our patience.  Forecast for later this week includes that looming triple digit temperature that sits on our horizon 'weather' we like it or not.  Currently the foliage outside is enjoying a good amount of moisture form rains and humidity while the ambient temperature lacks the hellacious potentials to crisp and fry leaves on plants and trees.  Sprinklers are set accordingly and hopefully the lawn wont suffer too much as we inch into the hottest part of the year in North Texas. #BigTomFoods #ThomasMattson

Changes.  This is the time for changes that will benefit the long term and short term.  My daughter needs to be in an area that has great public schools since she will be entering Pre-K next year.  It should not be too much to ask for a properly cared after and well funded public school system.  Charter, Montessori and private schools are great but very expensive and not always a good alternative when considering social growth along with acceptance that my daughter is in the process of learning.  Austin is my home and it's time to make an adjustment that includes relocating to the city of Austin.  Exciting changes that are going to include hard work and lots of invested time to get settled and comfortable.  When I think about the long term in Austin it makes the inevitable hot sweaty work seem like a walk in the park.  Plus my #BigGreenEgg needs to see another part of this great state while we experience delicious foods from another place.

Things never go exactly according to plan do they?  This has been my year to finely hone patience, tolerance and unconditional acceptance apparently.  My life (or so I thought) previously contained high levels of understanding and non judgmental actions.  This was not enough so real, true life exercises have been put in place and executed to teach me and further broaden my capabilities to accept 'ALL' individuals despite their obvious and potentially hurtful shortcomings.  Strange things are happening as I inch closer to the BiG 35!  Keeping true to form I indeed spent much time contemplating while focusing inwards into my self to perhaps understand why I have not been successful at allowing liars, thieves and complete self-serving idiots into my life.  This world is filled with color, wonder and amazement's that will never be recreated but also with the lovely things in life come not so attractive entities and scenarios.  People go through tough situations everyday across the globe and each person could tell you their problems, hardships and situations are far worse than can be understood.  When an individual makes choices they really are involving persons around them in those outcomes.  Believe it or not everything has an outcome that is not as personal as one may think. Making poor choices that will certainly lead to disappointment, pain and potential 3rd party suffering is indeed along the lines of being a jerk.  Life goes on and things change by the millisecond but setting oneself up for negative outcomes while focusing on very little positive egotistic return is an act that I prefer to not be around.  Now that being said its a great day to be outside cooking some #porkribs...Who's Hungry?