Rehobeth Beach

One Crazy Summer

Today is officially the last weekend of the summer for me. Monday is the first day of school and I have Semester in Practice in the morning and Mediation in the late afternoon. Although I'm not looking forward to the end of the summer, I am looking forward to the beginning of the semester. I have a few interviews lined up in September and I'm actually taking classes that will enhance my lawyering skills. Thus, I want to take some time to thank the Lord for blessing me with this great summer and a soon to be great fall! It's Harvest Time!

I leave you with a video of the fireworks finale in Oak Bluffs to truly mark the end of summer.

Do The Right Thing

After hearing so many stories about Spike Lee on the Vineyard, I finally have a Spike Lee story of my own. One morning while I was running, I noticed a short black man in a black Mercedes SUV with New York tags drive past me. It sort of looked like Spike Lee so I cut my run short and turned around in the opposite direction. I noticed that the SUV stopped in the parking lot of Our Market which is the general store in Oak Bluffs (and also the place where I met Henry Louis Gates, Jr 7 years ago). I saw that the man was still in the SUV talking on the phone so I pretended like I was stretching to get a better look. It was indeed Spike Lee. Since he was still sitting in his car, I decided to go in the store and look at the magazines until he entered. However, when I got to the door, I realized that the store was still closed. It was 6:55am and the store didn't open until 7. As I turned away from the door, I noticed that Spike was looking directly at me, while still talking on the phone. I wanted to walk over and introduce myself but I didn't want to be rude so I just gave him a wave. Spike returned the wave with a shake of his fist and a slight head nod. I wish I had my camera on me but its kind of foolish to run 3 to 6 miles with a camera hanging from your arm. However, I may have to reconsider that kind of foolishness if it means taking a picture with people you admire in a place that you love.

Lax on South Beach

This is a video of CJ and I playing catch on South Beach in Martha's Vineyard. Usually, when we go to the beach, we go to the one in Edgartown but this time we went to South Beach (and we were not disappointed). Although the water got pretty choppy towards the end of the week, the beach was shell free. This is also my first video post on YouTube.

Great Trip

I love the Vineyard. Tisha and I had a great time and really got a chance to relax and talk about the upcoming year. We had a couple of good beach days but overall the weather was mild for Aug. I really do love this place and hopefully one day I will be able to afford a home on the island. I also saw a few of my law student friends on island. Click on the pictures to view some Vineyard action.

Summering on the Vineyard

Tisha and I are staying at her family's beach house for a week in Martha's Vineyard. I will try to take lots of pictures and post them when we return. This is a picture from my first trip to MV in 2000.