Did you know there are five Fridays and Saturdays in the month of July? Ha, me neither; but now that I do, I can start planning the most awesome month of dating ever. July only has one major holiday and it's not a gift-giving extravaganza like X-mas or a wallet-busting bastard like Valentine's. It's more like a party-hopping, beer-drinking, and blowing-shit-up, kick-ass holiday - hoo-ra!

To make this even better, the dress code is easy, and a lot of social rules loosen up in the summer. So go ahead and try to bone your hot neighbor, because it's on like Genghis Khan.

A recent report stated that July parties are numerous and fun. These backyard bacchanals are prime meeting grounds for potential guilt-free hook ups. School's out and people on vacation are a lot less likely to get mad if you throw up in their front-yard gardens (sorry Donnie).

The scent of BBQ and tiki torches mixed with free-flowing margaritas and bug spray form a concoction that can produce pure summer lovin'. Just remember Rico's rules: bring something for the host and try not to break anything. The rest is gravy.

Heat makes people crazy. This works for you in a number of ways. Ladies are either crazy for action, crazy for air conditioning, or crazy for being crazy (see first crazy). Say hello to the unfair advantage: the swimming pool. A pool or, to a lesser extent, a hot tub will have you snorkeling in strange all summer; it's the secret weapon of gettin' some. Even if you're a poor chump without a pussy magnet in your backyard, it doesn't mean you can't go boogie boarding on the river and check out the babes in bikinis. Just don't pop a tent in public.

If you're not single, that's ok too (unlike most other times when it's pretty much just a drag); being with someone in the summer is awesome. Nothing says, "let's get it on" like a camping trip, and guess what - you live in Camping Town, USA. You can enjoy all the free benefits of living in Colorado and at the end of the day make out on a blanket somewhere and get hot and sweaty.

Just try not to over do it. Summer's lease hath all too short a date. Sometimes too hot the eye of Heaven shines.

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