My how time flies

Abraham Lincoln and his favorite Stratocaster.

Photograph taken by Keith Richards.

Dear Diary … Countdown To Disney

 Back to Florida this weekend!!! Walt Disney World. It’s been a while. Looking forward to it !!!!

The Day After

 Whewwwww!!! Birthday is over…. Into decade number 7. And back to being just another bozo 🤡🤡🤡 on the bus!

Next up Walt Disney World …. with the Grandkids…. Gotta love em!!!

Florida next

Epcot Memory

70 Wow!!! How Did I get here??? Boomer reaches 70....

 

Into The Way Back Machine 10 Years Ago

Royal Caribbean Cruise.  May 23, 2014.

 Sailing The Briny Deep. Florida Straits. Port of call Key West.

TGIF

Could Be Worse, Could Be Her.

 I titled this TGIF but I am retired so Friday as a day of the week is just like all the rest. 

BTW Retirement has the best working hours, but the worst pay. It is just how it works.

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Good Friday

Got Questions.Org 

I was raised as a Catholic. Catholic school K-11. Altar Boy. Went on Catholic Retreats. Went to Catholic Summer camp. Played in the Folk mass that started late 60's .  Assigned seating in church on Sunday. To be missing... required a note from parents explaining why before admission to school on Monday. So I had it. Total Catholic immersion. It sticks too. Until it doesn't.... as in graduate leave home travel the world courtesy of USN. Then it's all gone. Too many things to enjoy. No time for God. I did that for years. Not until I met my wife and entered a world of Non Denominational Bible Churches did those early memories come back. So I am prepared for this weekend. Easter Sunday. Resurrection Sunday. Jesus paying the price for the sins of mankind. Sometimes hard to process. So much is bad. So many horrors in this world. Why? Why would God allow it? I still don't know. A woman recently went on a vacation for a week or so. Left her baby home alone in the crib. Comes back to baby Dead. Why? How can God allow this? For this weekend, I celebrate what God has done for us all. And I just pray that someday I will know and understand the truth. The Why Why Why of life. All of us need to celebrate this coming event. The greatest in all of Christianity. And pray. Pray for strength. Pray to understand the Whys of this evil world. To pray for the mothers who can do such an evil thing. Pray for all the people who don't do that. And Thank God for giving us a way out. Resurrection Sunday. May we all find peace in His gift!

Happy Good Friday to all.

Maundy Thursday

 Maundy Thursday - Got Questions.org

Maundy Thursday.... During Easter week... commemorates the Last Supper before Jesus was taken, tortured and crucified. And then rose from the dead. The ultimate day in the Christian faith for all Christians. It's not about chocolate bunnies, or Easter Rabbits, or Egg hunts or Easter parades. It is not treated with as much respect and awe today in our 21st century world as it once was. Doesn't  mean it isn't real. Nothing in our new "enlightened" millennium  is treated as it once was. And people cannot understand why everything is all screwed up. Everyone has a side they are on, Some it is left. Others right.  And no one has answers. We need to look up, That is where the answers lie.

Be good to each other

Dear Diary... Rainy Wednesday.

I have a stationary bike for "supplemental" use. As in bad weather days etc.  NOT to be used for the majority of my cycling workouts. In the last 2 months, it has turned out to be my primary cycling tool. Why? The worst weather I have seen here in the south in years. That's why. Getting close to just stopping totally. This is indeed an activity that is good for my health in many ways. But honestly I have had it. This keeps up.... I will just quit till we actually get to a summer type weather. I realize that many people ride in all types of bad weather. And I don't care. I'm not gonna do that.

Nuff said  

El Nino GO AWAY!!!!

 Worst winter ever here in the Deep south. They said (the "experts") that with an El Nino winter the southeastern US would be wetter and colder ALL winter. Ok so its spring now. ENOUGH!!!!  

Again, this morning 49F breezy Cold. 

 Stationary bike time. Again 

This is not fun

Palm Sunday 2024

 This morning in Church, they sang "It Is Well With My Soul", which is also known as "When Peace, Like A River", a hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford. This has always affected me deeply whenever I hear it. The story behind it follows from Wikipedia

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL

"This hymn was written after traumatic events in Spafford's life. The first was the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which ruined him financially (Spafford had been a successful lawyer and had invested significantly in property in the area of Chicago that was extensively damaged by the great fire). His business interests were further hit by the economic downturn of 1873, at which time he had planned to travel to England with his family on the SS Ville du Havre, to help with D. L. Moody's upcoming evangelistic campaigns. In a late change of plan, Spafford sent the family ahead while he was delayed on business concerning zoning problems following the Great Chicago Fire. While crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the ship sank rapidly after a collision with a sea vessel, the Loch Earn, and all four of Spafford's daughters died. Spafford's wife, Anna, survived and sent him the now famous telegram, "Saved alone …". Shortly afterwards, as Spafford traveled to meet his grieving wife, he was inspired to write these words as his ship passed near where his daughters had died.

I cannot imagine suffering that loss that Mr. Spafford did and still be able to write this hymn of such powerful Faith.  I have to confess, I would not be able to do something like that. My life would have been so impacted. Every time I hear it, I have tears streaming down my face. I guess God has a message for me and anyone else who's faiths would be shaken. This man, losing almost everything was still able to write a song of praise and faith in God. If we could all be that strong in our individual faith." 

TGIF

 Yipee!!!! 

 A reprieve. No trip to the mountains. Not till next week.

Instead we have flooding downpours.

Cold windy nasty "spring" weather here in Georgia.  I am SOOOOOOOOOO Sick of rainy weather this winter/spring. Everywhere. There are no good places to go.

Soooo once again, pedaling the indoor exercise bike. Thank heavens for Schwinn.  

When do we actually get some nice prolonged sunny days? 

Nuff said. But first,

On the domestic political side of things. Illegals have figured out how to steal vacant houses using US law against the homeowners. Depending on the state. A house left empty for say X amount  of 

days becomes a house that is up for grabs. And it's legal . And illegals those darling newcomers know about it and they are using it. And guess what police in places like New York are standing up for their right to do so. Homeowners who come back to dispute this have been arrested. The fascist left is on board with it. They created this. Reset... a new America ... the old America to be wiped out... swept away  in this insane criminal government. And they are pushing biden for reelection. And the worst thing of all, people are ok with this. Actually support it. More people than I can believe. Insanity. The end of America as I know it. Evil. 

Now Nuff said.

Good Weekend To You All
Stay Dry, Stay Warm, Stay Calm

Yours Truly

Thursday March 21, 2024

I’m off!!! Back to the mountains tomorrow or next day. 😩

Good day all.

Be good to each other

Peace out

20th century throwback

Me

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Someone is Always Watching!!!!

St Patricks Day .... meh...

When I was young. I attended St Patrick's Catholic school in Bay Ridge New York. Thus every St Pattys day was a school holiday for us. Good deal. But since then, St Patrick's Day holds zero significance for me. I live near Savannah Georgia which uses the day to have a huge Drunk Fest ... parades, parties etc. So we have to stay away from Savannah this weekend due to the moronic drunk population that turns it into a zoo. Combined with the Spring Breakers, it is a disaster. Incidentally, this years spring break crowds are even more out of control and destructive than in other years. A sign of our "enlightened" age.  More of the 21st century Shit Show.

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Spring Break. Flagler Hotel

 St Augustine Florida

1879. Party on Gang!!!

 

Cabbage Hats were all the rage that year

And Now For Something Completely Different

And here I am Mr. Excitement. Recommended viewing if you are having trouble sleeping. This will work better than Melatonin. I garowntee it. 😎

Friday

 Off to the Orthopedic surgeon today. My left hip has been starting to hurt again. 6 months ago, Doc gave me a Cortisone shot which stopped the pain dead for almost 6 months. Last thing Doc said was "when it starts to hurt again call me". So I'm off this morning. These shots, sometimes they work sometimes not. Normally they give relief for a couple months. This one lasted 6 months. And even now, the pain is back, but not bad at all. Bicycling  is what helps. Even the Doc said it would. Good stuff.

Time to go. This week back in Georgia weather, sunshine and in the 70's to 80's. I'm loving it. 

Have a great day all!

Bedford circa 2021

Throwback 2 years to a visit to Bedford PA. My old stomping grounds. 

Post Pandemic Fallout

21st Century "progress?"

Primary Day

Primary day in Georgia. I had totally forgot. Wife had it. She made sure we   voted. Good thing I guess. Can't complain if we don't vote. I believe the Dems   will steal it all again. Totally obsessed with Leftist Power. None of it will ever   pass at the ballot box. So again, they will steal it. Count on it.

Yours Truly

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Blippi 2024!!! 

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January 31, 2024

 I started several Blogger Blogs these past few months. This was the first post on my Old Bloggers Never Die Blog. January 31, 2024. I'm reprinting it here. Why? Just because.  A completely forgettable post indeed.  Here it is. But I do weird things sometimes. 

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Too windy/cold so it’s indoor peddling time.

Finis