When I think of summer I think of riding my bike in flip flops, or maybe bare feet. Summer is when my skin turns brown; the hair on my arms golden, barely there. It’s the season of no comb. Summer is the sound of boats racing in the harbor down the street. It’s the cross breeze cooling things down around five and the sky staying lit past eight while kids zoom by on their skateboards until the very last minute.…
If you want to depress yourself, try on a bathing suit. If you really want to depress yourself, try on a bathing suit after 40. For as long as I can remember, as soon as spring hit I went into summer bikini mode. Lunging…