The Top 10 Best Things About Summer

In case today's triple-digit heat hadn't reminded you yet, summer officially began this week. Y-a-w-n. No football. No basketball. No hockey. No frost bite. No worries. With plenty of time to kill, thought I spend today pondering my favorite heat-beatin' time-killers. Otherwise known as The Top 10 Best Things About...
By Richie WhittJune 23, 2009
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In case today’s triple-digit heat hadn’t reminded you yet, summer officially began this week. Y-a-w-n.

No football. No basketball. No hockey. No frost bite.

No worries.

With plenty of time to kill, thought I spend today pondering my favorite heat-beatin’ time-killers. Otherwise known as The Top 10 Best Things About Summer:

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10. Shade.

 

9. Cold beer.

8. Girls in shorts.

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7. Girls in bikinis.

 

6. Golf.

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5. Fireworks.

 

4. Rangers baseball.

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3. The lake.

 

2. Wimbledon.

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1. Tan lines.

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Richie Whitt

Richie Whitt has been a columnist, reporter, broadcaster and blogger covering Dallas’ sports scene for more than 40 years. He wrote the Observer‘s sports column 2005-2011 and has reported sports on TV, radio and online. You can read his latest work here.

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