According to my nephew josh: 1) blocking 2) smacking 3) kicking 4) punching 5) tripping

Arrived by jet in new york this evening. Flew in from detroit via chicago. I was out visiting my sister and her family for the extended fourth holiday weekend. I swam all morning with my nephews and a couple of their neighborhood friends. I was ferrying them around the pool, bouncing them up into the air, filling their squirtguns, etc. Doting uncle stuff. Then my brother-in-law drove me to the airport stopping off to show me the stamping facility where most of his accounts are. It is an enormous building where rolls of sheet steel go in, and out come car doors and truck bodies. You could fit several high schools in there. He sells these giant turntables that float on air, so you can have thousands of pounds of stamped steel pieces spin around with a gentle push of your hand. He even let me operate one of the grabbers briefly. If you ever have a chance to check out an auto parts plant I would highly recommend it.

It is a perfect fourth of July. I’ve been swimming with my nephews and snacking and hanging out in the sun with my whole family. We’re firing up the grill and austin, who’s almost 4, is looking forward to corn on the cob.