Cold Hard Fax
The sun was high over the ocean and I could feel the warmth on my face as I reclined back in my beach chair, singing along with Van Halen’s “Beautiful Girls” on a blaring radio by my side. “ ... now, I’m a seaside sittin’, just a smokin’ and a drinkin’, I’m ringside, on top of the world. I got a drink in my hand; I got my toes in the sand. All I need is a beautiful girl...” As I dug my toes deeper into the beach soil and took a swallow from my frosty beer bottle, I glanced over at my...