The 4th of July festivities this year made me feel really good about our little Town of Truckee. I got to cook sausages for 4 hours at the Pancake Breakfast at the fire station. We estimated about 1600 people got to enjoy a free breakfast this year, as part of the fire fighters giving back to the community. I got to cook with people I had not seen in years, but have known since I was a kid. The parade is always classic. A true slice of Americana. I can remember the first time I got to be in that parade in 1976. I don’t remember what or why, but I do remember that the bi-centennial was a big deal. People just seem a little mellower this year. Perhaps that’s part of this economy. Perhaps people are realizing that we’re all in this together?
Maybe it’s just that there’s a little more time to enjoy the good stuff, and a whole let less worry about how we’re gonna pay for this life we’ve created? Maybe it’s none of that, and I’m just introspective about how this economy has changed my family’s lifestyle? Whatever it may be, it’s changed things for the good in my house. We roll simple now. More camping with friends and less flying to here or there. More time for coaching youth sports. More time to see people I haven’t seen in 10 years.
Oh yeah…More free pancakes please!
