Monthly Archives: November 2023

One of the serendipitous moments that happened when I was in Florida occurred when my brother, SIL, and I had a drink at one of the (many) local breweries. I was planning to take all of the “in date” canned … Continue reading →

Operation Reduction starts today – reduce spending – reduce calorie intake – reduce possession count I also need to start to eliminate my back and foot pains as they are both becoming chronic. I had my first disappointing meal at … Continue reading →

Today is the first day that I’ve awoken with a congested nose and a dry, scratchy throat. I hope this is not an indication of a cold, or worse, since this is my last full day in Florida for this … Continue reading →

Considering the intent of this trip to Florida was to visit my mother, and not start the cleanup after her death, things went well this weekend. The focus was collecting all of the paperwork containing personal identification out of the … Continue reading →

I want to thank everyone for your kind words and support. I made it as far as Gainesville yesterday. My brother and sister in law did as well, and we had a nice dinner together. The real work starts today. … Continue reading →

My mother died last night. Not much else to say. I will be traveling today, so if I don’t get around to replying to comments in a timely fashion you know why. It’s going to be a busy couple of … Continue reading →

Of course I didn’t ride the trainer last night. No, instead I went out for a 3.75 mile walk around the East Atlanta area. My walk was also a fruitless pumpkin hunt. For whatever reason people have yet to put … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon I went over to my buddy Chip’s house and Chip, Hank, and I watched the movies “Joy Ride” and “Blackberry”. The former was oddly funny, and the latter was interesting for me as an iPhone enthusiast. I returned … Continue reading →

For me this was the better weekend of my first two weekends in November. Even though we had the smallest gathering that we’ve ever had for this campout, and I am still a physical and emotional mess, the weekend was … Continue reading →

More Florida. I think when I enter the next chapter of my life I am going start planning for the time when I am alone and incapable of caring for myself. I spent most of yesterday puttering around the house, … Continue reading →