Dear Diary … Countdown To Disney

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

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

 

The Way We Were

 Flagler Hotel St. Augustine Florida circa 1890's

Notice on right side of picture: lock and doorknob.

Was that the key to the past?

Who knows. Who knew.

Was she thinking or imagining how people would be watching her sitting there in the Courtyard of Henry Flagler's Beautiful Gilded Age Hotel in 100 years?

Or maybe she just wanted a snickers bar... but she knew they hadn't been invented. Oh Snap!!!!

What Was She Thinking?

Conspiracy Freaks?

 Lunar Eclipse got you wondering? Hmmmmm?

Been There, Done That!!!

Good to know trivia

 This is worth nothing unless like me you love history and love bicycles. In 1888, John Boyd Dunlop, a gilded age tire dude.  with the help of his beard, revolutionized the still-nascent pursuit of cycling when he introduced the pneumatic bicycle tire:

How I Picture Myself As I Ride Lately

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.

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

PBS Civil War Revisiting A Powerful Series

 

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." 

Run Julius Run

 “Beware the ides of March” But why? Other than Julius Caesar having the worst day of his life, not much else occurred for those of us in the “enlightened” world to beware of. 

Well now …  there is that Tik Tok ban thing …. Uhhhh nah that won’t qualify. 😜 Just sayin 😎

Run Forrest Run!!! 

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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Back to Sea Level

So after a month or so of Appalachian living, we have returned to earth for at least a few weeks. Got to ride my bike today and at the end of 16 miles, while getting off, I lost my balance and crashed into the ground ending up on my side flat out with the bike on top. Welcome back!!! Hip hurts pretty bad this afternoon although there was no immediate flash of pain to indicate I damaged anything. Friday I'm going back to hip doctor and we will see where I stand (no pun intended) with my hip. Last time he gave me a cortisone shot which removed  the pain totally for 6 months. Hoping we can do that again.

 

History of Cabbage hats!

In summary, I waited a month to get back to the bike and may have hurt the hip. 2 weeks till my 70th birthday. Everyone keeps telling me it is no big deal. They have no idea. I can't stand reaching this age where I cannot do what I once could easily. We shall see.

That's it. Oh yes it was 70f here today. Bright sunshine. They can't come close to that yet in the smokies. That place has the worst weather. 

Bye for now. 

Pissed off at the world right now. 

C'est La Vie

Blippi Rocks

Next day…

 Lost hours sleep last night. Now comes the payoff. Light till after 7. 😎👍❤️

Back to Georgia tomorrow. Back to riding a real bicycle again. Dying to get back to it. Weather forecast this coming week 70’s to 80’s Wow!!! I won’t know how to act. Ah yes I’ll need the sunscreen once again!!!  

Be good

P.S. I don't like political talk here... but... if anyone watched Biden's State of 
the union the other night, AND , were impressed  with his speech, you are all just incredibly impressionable . Or more likely you are Trump haters and you just can't get over your disdain for Trump. That's incredible.

I Think Therefore I Fall Asleep

 Latest insanity in Government control:

 "President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign is now on TikTok, even though he has expressed national security concerns over the platform and banned it on federal devices." Biden Campaign Joins Tik Tok

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"A bill that could lead to the popular video-sharing app TikTok being unavailable in the United States is quickly gaining traction in the House as lawmakers voice concerns about the potential for the platform to surveil and manipulate Americans." 

 Tik Tok Ban By US Government

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What's it gonna be Joe?

4 more years?
 4 more months? Too much

Moving right along.... Tonight We have the State of the union address. Can't wait. Maybe he will explain the Tik Tok thing. 

Better yet, enlighten us on how you came to believe that Trump is to blame for the border "situation". He's been spouting that all week.

Will he even be able to speak? multiple sentences? Coherently?

State tunes 9pm we will find out.

Smart money...

He's loaded up on speed and sweating like a pig.

That's all for now.
 Be good to each other.
 We are all we've got 

A Year or so Later....

My first post back in January 2023. I'm still here. 

Me and my little friend. Long Long ago

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   Blogger is so how shall I say Meh?  There's nothing new, Google hasn't updated it's Blogger Blog in years.

 It's like your moving into a building that is set to be demolished. Best thing, don't completely unpack and accept the free service the google masters bestow.

So until they set off the dynamite, I'm here. 24/7 365 as they say.

Peace out,

BOB

What's In A Name?

 

Howdy. This afternoon I am trying to decide on the address I want for these Google Blogs. The free version you get this:

  https://whynotbb.blogspot.com/ Your web address will always end with ."blogspot.com"

OR

I can purchase a "Custom Domain" which allows me to show up as :  https://whynotbb.com
However that costs a few bucks and requires that you do a smallish amount of geek work to "install" the domain name onto Googles servers. From past experience that can be a pain. You have to do each step exactly right or it won't work.

 Prior to last year, you could just go into the google settings for these blogs and click on "Purchase Domain" Pay your money and Google did all the work. That was much easier. Alas Google stopped offering that service. 

So now I'm trying to decide do I want to get this blogspot.com address off my blog or just let it go. It always looks more professional without it. Not sure what I will do. There is a total other way which consists of leaving Google's free service, going and renting some web site storage from one of hundreds of companies that offer this service ( It is a HUGE part of internet commerce) . Then, you have total control of your Blog site. Using WordPress which is currently the number 1 web site software. They make it easy to design and add functionality to your site with little or no coding ability.  That is a whole new world and it is fun to learn and build a site with. But that will cost you monthly fee to "rent" a company's server space. 

In the past I have always gone the route of doing it all myself. For me it was a hobby. Now though, I'm getting old and lazy and really not in a rush to do that again. So I'll wait and see. For right now I'm not doing anything. This is all free and pretty easy. A lot I can't do without having my own site, but for now that's fine.

That's all for now.

Be good to each other.

Peace Out

Dear Diary

 

Thursday morning. Not quite mid February. Still too cold. I have had to ride my stationary bike indoors for far too many days in 2024. That creates a problem because I am all about riding my bicycles. And I am NOT riding with this continued windy cold weather here. So now I'm losing the urge to ride at all. And I have to fight that. That's in me.  The heck with it gene.  All my life I have stopped doing things I enjoy because conditions weren't just right. So anyhow nuff said there. I'm going out riding as soon as the temperature gets to my liking. Maybe an hour. But I have to get back on that horse again soon.

This weekend, we are going to Charlotte NC. Big court hearing for a family member in a very messed up scenario. Not gonna give details but I dread going. And I have to go. Not as a participant, but to provide moral support. Our legal system is broken. And lawyers? Can't stand them. That all I'll say. What a mess. The world is a crazy place indeed.

On a world news note, I do not see how this Tucker Carlson is helped anyone by going to Russia to interview Putin. Except for his own personal increase in stature. And for Putin. This is going to be the mother of all propaganda events. And it came to him. I'll bet he couldn't believe it when it was discussed. Not good. I don't trust Putin, Carlson either. And I am not talking politics here. I know Carlson is all about Trump and MAGA and all. That is fine. But this publicity stunt is not going to help. We are getting the world according to Putin story  I'm old enough to know that the Russkies are not and never will be our friends, This will make things worse. Tucker Carlson should stay home and investigate the crap out of our politicians. Both sides. There is enough dirty laundry to keep him digging for the rest of his life. Again, I'm NOT being political here. The Russians are going to use this against us. And Tucker is their shill. Not good.

On a lighter note, this weekend is the Super Bowl. As usual I have no idea who the 2 teams are. Nor do I care. Just quit talking about Taylor Swift...That's all I ask!!!!

Ok time to go get ready to ride my trusty steed. I think the Verve is up today. That is a Hybrid bike. My other is a Mountain Bike. Both made by Trek. Both really good.

Be good to each other out there,

Peace Out,