Rainy Day Sunday

 Raining. All day. We need it. Still gloomy tho.

The kid front row right, describes my mood exactly!

Could be worse I suppose!!

Got The Slows

Woke up.

Drove to Richmond Hill.

At at Breakfast Buffet.

Ate too much, So what else is new.

Went to Walmart.

Went to Publix.

Went to a second Publix. Stupid Reason Not Worth Explaining.

Came home.

Sitting in chair.

Nap time coming.

PS There will be no bicycling today. None. Nada. Zip. This past month, I road 39 out of 40 days. Total of 644 miles. Goes past dedication into obsession mode. I am 71 years old. Time for a break

That my friends is all.

Saturday October 4th, 2025

Stay Safe.

Tis The Season... Soon

Remember Me?? I’ve been relaxing since Christmas Eve catching some rays and thinking about next season.

I'll be back soon!!!!

Stay cool out there and be nice to each other- 

Elf on the shelf 

The Jazz Age Redux

 "And as I sat there, brooding on the old unknown world, I thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock. He had come a long way to this blue lawn and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night.

 Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And one fine morning—— So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

Thus ends a superb novel by F Scott Fitzgerald an early 20th century author who was both a literary genius and a totally self destructive insane train wreck of a man. His book The Great Gatsby while written in 20's America, still rings true about people today. If you get a chance at least watch the movie (several versions, my favorite is the Baz Luhrman one) and then read the book. It is powerful and it really gets to the core of who we are are as people, how we live, love and survive (or not). Check it out.

Be good to each other,

Peace out.

Dear Diary

Government Shutdown on the horizon. Many speeches. Many pressers as they call it. I've been watching this all my long years. They're going to shut it down. Too much TV time to be had. Too many pictures in the news. Politicians are all the same. Self centered morons. They do NOTHING for their constituents, They don't care. They enrich themselves to the detriment of the nation. 

It's coming. Bet the ranch on it. 

Dat's all

Dear Diary

 Wednesday. One of those days where I feel very sorry for myself. Where I feel broke. And old. And all those other reasons that we as human beings find to feel sorry for ourselves about. Looking at pictures from years past. Fun to do. But today, it doesn't help.

A better day. A long time ago.

 The only thing I retain.

I think I still have the hat.

 In a closet somewhere.

This picture is not helping.

The current state of the country/world, Just makes it more depressing. I miss Florida. 

fin 

Wednesday

Back then, I never did this. And I pretty much never learned to keep my mouth shut! 

“Life can be tough when you’re as thick headed as I am” -Blogger Grandpa…

Fin 

Slow Saturday

Up at 6am. Bicycle ride 16 miles. 2 hours. Meeting with the power washer guy. Making arrangements for house wash. Drove to Statesboro. Ate breakfast. at Egg place. Spent hour and a half grocery shopping at Publix (entire city of Statesboro also in Publix). Drove back home. Unloading and stashing 250  dollars of grocery.
Tired at this point and this occurred to me at this moment:

I must keep Blogging....

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ok? 

Stay cool. 

Just A Thought

 

Food For Thought???

Friday Is Here... And ...????

 

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.

Enjoy your Day. Carpe Diem as they say!!!

Thought For The Day

 Blogging is hard work*** Make no mistake about that. Even mini Blogs like my Dear Diary version takes some investment in time, thought, imagination and at some point you just have to sit at the computer and ... well... create something. Even when you're not in the mood. Like today for instance.

 

Id rather take a nap!

 "All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.”
 -Ernest Hemingway

***"Blogging is hard work" Grandpap's one true sentence. Everything else flows from this.

Journaling vs Blogging

 Journal, Blog, Diary? Are they not all the same? Just in a slightly different version?

Well, I cheated and asked AI about this:

"Journal vs Blog. The main difference is that journaling is a private, personal practice for self-reflection and processing thoughts and emotions, while blogging is a public, interactive platform designed to share content with an audience. Journal entries are for personal use, untangling ideas, and candid honesty, whereas blog posts are crafted for readers, often with a specific theme, and can be edited or updated over time"

"Think of your journal as your private workshop where you untangle thoughts, and your blog as a polished storefront where you present refined ideas to the public. While they are distinct, a journal can serve as a foundation for blog content, providing ideas and clarity for your public posts. "

Ok, so I journal in my head. Constantly thinking about things to write (Blog) about. After 71 years, I have so many memories stuffed in my head. Some good, many bad, but all of them worth recalling. And maybe sharing. 

So my goal is to write about these things that happened.  I'm trying now but so far after a couple or 3 paragraphs, I'm done. So I keep it short. I do not have a true grasp of English, sentence structure, vocabulary, I still have real trouble deciding whether I need a comma or a semi-colon. So as Dirty Harry once said : "a man's got to know his limitations" . I know mine and I play in the kiddie pool of  writing. Bottom line I ain't a writer.

 Still, I love doing this. Lately all day I'm thinking what can I write next? What would Hemingway or F Scott Fitzgerald do? They both drank to excess and they both wrote wonderful books full of wonderful ideas. Maybe I outta start drinking again. Ha Ha I know that's not the answer. But like Hemingway once said: Isn't it pretty to think so? Yeah I agree. It is.

I'm done here for now. I am ashamed that I actually asked AI for help. I swore I wouldn't.

It appears my hypocrisy
 knows no bounds

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!!!!

Labor Day

Labor Day 2025 is now in the can as they say. Hope everyone had a great one. 

Summers officially over now. We in the south know better but the official words are it’s over. 

Get your last splashes in before the snow flies

Dear Diary

 Bizaro world. Grandpa style.

The Doctor Will See You Now!!!

So he thinks he is a doctor?

This photo was taken at Henry Flagler's hotel in St Augustine Florida circa 1900ish? A very bored young woman of means, bored to tears. Ho hum!!! The only thing that interests me in her photo, what was that on her head? Was that supposed to be a hat? How stylish they were. Turn of the 20th century upper class bored tourists in Florida. With Janky hats. And serious attitudes. 

Friday

 I could say TGIF but I have been retired since 2009. That doesn't apply in my case. For the rest of the workers though, TGIF! Holiday Weekend too. Last big one of the summer of 2025. 

I do not do political "stuff" on my blog However this week, once again  horror of all horrors.  Another school/church shooting. All the details are out there so I need not bore you. But a mentally ill young person chose to take out his hatred of the world and himself by shooting up a Catholic Mass at a Catholic school.  And sadly the media is crazy obsessed with defending  the Trans "community".  Guns are the problem. Trump is the problem.  Never the guilty ones. And now a new issue, prayer. Leading Democrats all speaking out against prayer. Waste of time. we shouldn't be doing it. So the cultural war opens a new front. Against Prayer. Democratic party is I believe the party of satan. They are certainly following a satanic agenda. And they are becoming more bold. Nastier. When does it stop? I don't know. I only have one word. PRAYER. It helps I don't care what anyone says. 

Enough for now. I do not like political discussion. This is political yes but more so now it is a deep seated moral issue. When a society decides that abnormal behavior is not only acceptable but encouraged, We are done. Or close to it.

If you disagree with my opinions here, I don't care. I will pray for you. 

God help America 

Pray for America

Old Not Dead... But...

 UPDATE to previous Post

So far I’m still kicking. Shuffling towards whatever comes next**** 

Some Days Just Feel Like This:

What came next

 I had an "event". A week ago. Very simple act. Getting out of a parked car. Nothing complex. Ended up slamming my face  and knees into the pavement. Still healing. My ego on the other hand... Not so much. That's all it takes at this age.

Be careful. 

Monday morning

Hemingway  wrote, start with a true sentence, the truest sentence you know,  and you can build from that. Ok, Today we have a really long drive ahead of us. A really really day. Not excited about it. Its just one of lifes things. When you gotta, you gotta. And we're off. Safe travels to everyone that is traveling!

Fin

Carry Me Back To Ole Viginny

Hiding the shiner

 

After …. well iced

Quick road trip to visit The Doc and Grandson!! We rented a car to keep the miles off of our car. This morning at a rest stop, getting out of the car (Toyota Corolla) I twisted my foot and fell hard on my knees elbows and my face. Yes I smashed my face …. Bleeding … badly … . Toyota Corolla is a small low sitting car. And I hurt myself getting out of it. I also destroyed my glasses. So I iced my eye ( I have a serious shiner) and went to LensCrafters and they helped me out in 5 minutes . New frames …popped in the lenses …good to go . Multiple thanks and kudos to Lens Crafters in Roanoke by the mall. 

So we are here. Damaged goods but still alive. 

Thank you God for preventing what could have been much worse. 

Thank you  Lens Crafters for actual customer service and actual compassion. That is so rare nowadays and greatly greatly GEATLY appreciated. 

Now on to the visit 

Fin

The Goal Here…

 
Write something every day. That’s my goal. Long or short just write. Don’t care about hits or counts. I’m just interested in satisfying my own writing itch.

I have done this over the years. After about 6 months I quit. Because I get bored. Always. Story of my life.

 Many years ago, my high school guidance counselor for my senior year gave me this: you can do anything you want. Anything you put your mind to. By this time I was a B student. I was smart. This is what she told me. You are so smart but you just lose interest and walk away. I was an A student with a B attitude. Lazy.  At that time as a high school senior, I just scoffed. But she had me pegged. 

My entire life. With the exception of pursuits that I really wanted, I just walked away. Luckily my smarts were enough to carry me through. And the few things that truly interested me, Air Traffic Control for one, gave me a really good 40 year career. A drifter through life.

So that's me. And so I write. And I will write for a while, get bored, put it down. And I always come back to it. Because writing is one of the things that really interests me.

So for today, That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Stay Cool 

Fin