(C) 2026, Isaiah Jacobs
I was working out at the gym yesterday listening to my favorite radio station WPER 89.9 as I worked my muscles in my continuous endeavor to look good at the beach next season. Of course, I’ve been trying to look muscular, or good, for nearly twenty-one years, so I won’t go there with that. I continue lifting as I continue hoping.
The announcers on the radio were doing their usual banter of funny discussions when in one break, they began discussing the fall season coming in on Monday night. I was surprised. Where in the world have the warm weather seasons gone? They are coming to an end?! The next thing I know, I will see all the threatening forecasts of super El Nino snowstorms with snow up to my shoulders. That would be very unusual for a Virginia winter, but every forecaster and their brothers are certain we’ll get clobbered.
I’ve realized that I haven’t written much, or at all, during the warmer months. That’s kinda typical for me, I guess. I love being outside so much that it keeps me from doing much at all inside. This season was a little different though. Last year, my lovely wife became ill in May and I was busy with her and her care throughout most of 2025. That’s not to say it was a bad year because we saw God’s Presence and His Love throughout that time. That’s priceless. It does mean that I didn’t spend as much time outside as I would have liked, so I knew I would probably make up for it this season. I did.
I just love being outdoors and fall isn’t going to end that altogether. While it does mean a bit more time indoors, I can still sit outside under the outdoor heater reading and writing or finish up some of my gardening chores. Maybe I will have the opportunity to mow a few more times too. And, I have learned not to put the shorts away until the freezing temperatures, just put away the running shorts and grab the heavier ones instead.
In the meantime, I will be thinking about activities to keep me active indoors for the next few months. Going to the gym may be expanded to three days instead of two. Will I make to hunk status by spring? Who knows?!
I want to wish you a happy fall and hope you will find a way to enjoy the cooler temperatures coming in for another season. For me, that will be my challenge, finding a way to enjoy it all… I know I will. Just gotta look.
