Just Plain Bill

Update Sunday 11/21/2010

2010-11-21T19:36:00.000-05:00

Feeling fine with a good outlook and hardly any pain.

We made it to the Doctor's visit on Tuesday, which actually takes place in what is called a Wound Center, a very nice modern facility with all the necessary tools and machinery and supplies.
Nurses aide took off the outer bandage and found me a blanket and a pillow. Nurse, RN came in a removed the final bandages and said it looked great. She then told me that my insurance did not approve human skin transplant but rather the pig skin and filled me in with what the Doctor was going to do and what I could expect, He finally came in and apologized for the wait. I did not tell him that I had dozed off. He had the nurse clean in and around the wound and explained that this time the bandage would stay on for a week. That after five weeks of daily changing. Said it looked good and had shrunk from 10 to 7 mm. He applied the pig skin after cutting it to shape and wished me luck and left the room Must have been a busy day for him.
Nurse completed the bandaging and wrap the top layer with an ace bandage that has one sort of adhesive on it so it hold very nice and tight. Was in the office for an hour and by now was starving to death.
Beat it home and had bacon and eggs.

Still looking forward to 1/1/11 and my round of golf. Hope the sun shines.
Let me wish you all a HAPPY THANKSGIVING ! Enjoy the day and company.

We will be celebrating with 9 adults and 4 children and at least two dogs.

Update Sunday 11/14/2010

2010-11-14T20:33:00.000-05:00

I left off last week on Monday and I had a visit to the doctor on Tuesday. He was pleased at how the wound was healing and teased me about being cold. He said the reason I was cold  was because I was inactive, guess so since he cut me up so badly, thin which I admit since I weigh the same as I did when I got my driver's license at 16 years of age. I told him he must always be warm since he is over 300 pounds and has a waist, I estimate his at 50 +- inches. Lastly he said I was old. Not much I can do about that.
There seems to something wanting about his bed side manner. As I said before he is a great doctor and I have know him for 25 years and consider him competent and a friend.
He discussed three different skin graphs and I selected door # 2 which is using skin donated and grown from, would you believe, foreskin from infants circumcisions. # 1 was using my skin and I rejected that since it involved another operation and I did not want to press my luck. # 3 was pig skin and the other option was to let it heal on its own, # 1 was one month to heal and the others were a month more each. He will doing this next Tuesday in the Wound Center at the hospital. Based on two months I called the golf course and scheduled a tee time for January 1, 2011. The pro said if I showed up the round would be on him, not often you get to play for nothing so I will be there.

Had a visit from the Home Care nurse on Thursday and Saturday. She said it was looking good also. Measured the length at 7 centimeters which was down from 10 when she first saw it.

Thanks for you comment and wishes, throw in a few prayers for next Tuesday. I believe they work, Bill

Veteran's Day 11/11/2010

2010-11-11T13:55:00.000-05:00

As a Veteran, I cannot allow this day to pass without recognition. I was drafted during the Korean war and served my two years proudly and willingly. There was never a thought of not serving by me or my friends. Being raised during WWII we had excellent examples to follow.
My father served in WWI and my brother-in-law saw real action in WWII New Guinea. He enlisted 12/08/1941. He was my boyhood hero.

To all who served I say job well done, I appreciate your service and devotion to our country.
Thank you all.

Bill

My Recovery Third Week

2010-11-08T20:21:00.000-05:00

I will try to get this up date done over the next day or so.
My purpose in posting this much detail is that I will be able to refer my friends, neighbors and on line acquaintances, who are always asking me how I did it and how is my recovery progressing? A little URL link will save me a lot of time. It is will also be a history of the events.

I also want to do this to show how stupid I was in not seeking treatment earlier and what resulted. Maybe I can persuade at least one person to act more quickly and go to the ER if they suffer an injury of this nature.

That is my purpose, not looking for sympathy or pity since I have gotten enough already and appreciated them but now must move on.

Alert and or warning, this post may contain some nasty looking pictures but i think they show the size, shape and depth of the surgery that was necessary. View at your own risk. .

OK, to get the dates recorded, I fell on 9/20 , went to ER on 10/11 operated on that evening, discharged on 11/14 and went home, 11/19 received a vacuum suction machine which was placed on my leg to drain the blood and fluid from the wound. It was plug in and portable
and only weighs 5 pounds or so, with a six foot cord and drain tube to collect the fluid. I had it on 24 hours a day and it was not really a problem but had to be careful to not trip on the hose or wires on the plug.
Here is a picture of the highly technical, user easy, touch screen, with lots of warnings, alarms, guides, recording and beepers. It purpose is to suck up the fluid from my wound and increase the rate of healing. I was able to get around with it attached and had no problem sleeping hooked up.

These are two pictures, taken by me, of my wound just after surgery, normal focus then a close up. Ugly isn't it. My first home care nurse said it looked like a work of art. What a morbid sense of humor she has.

Now we have a nice neat, clean bandage, applied by, me unaided, on the day between Home Care nursing visits. The bandage did not show up for me.The last view is out of my bedroom window and shows the view of the golf course that I have when I sit at my desk and look out the window. I often look at and think a about my next round in early March.

I have a Doctor's appointmenr tomorrow morning and will update in a few days.
That's about it for now, it took me three days to complete this and if I lose it don't ever look for another post from me.

I think I have mastered using Picasa to get pictures on my blog. Jack have you used that? Email me if you need help on it. It uploads to the blog in seconds.

Thank you all who have commented on my last two or three blogs, nice to see someone reads it. I guess I would still blog even if no one commented. I have an idea I will present another day about comments or the lack there of.

Want to say a special hello and to Linda and Ho is they manage to get to this blog. They are my Slingo friends.

Sorry about the repeat of ny lunch bag. Guess I have not really mastered Picasa.

Happy Halloween

2010-10-31T16:11:00.000-04:00

Still on the mend and each day my wound and I look and feel better.

My wife and I have trouble sharing a room together for more than ten minutes, She thinks I am a baby and want to be pampered.

Jack on his Ship Log blog, again brought memories back for me,

What with news paper masks.We used a balloon for a mold for the face mask. I was often or maybe always a Bum. We also smeared our faces and hands with black soot top it off with my Dad's old hats.

My grand children are going out in beautiful costumes at a cost over over $150. Our outfits cost $.00. I hope they will have as much fun as I did but unfortunately they probably won't. They of course are spoiled rotten by parents who can afford to do it. How times have changed over the last 80 years. Wow !

Here is a song I use to sing before I realized it cut into my candy collecting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkGoGGSyuGE

Well that wasn't the one I wanted. I was only one yearwhen that movie came out. We used to go to the movies, only on Saturdays , where admission was only a dime.

Let me try again. Cant' find it but as I recall it went something like this.

Alleluia, I am a bum,
Alleluia, , bum again
Alleluia, give me a handout and I revive you again

One day I went to a house and knocked on the door
A man opened the door and said "Bum, Bum, you been here before.

Repeat chorus

And there were three other verses.

My father had a old record, one sided, of this song, that I think belonged to his father and was played on an old RCA Victrola windup player with the big horn for speakers.

Yes Jack you brought memories and something to do for the last hour. I don't know how you daily poster do it every day. But I do enjoy reading them . Thank you all.

Happy Halloween

My Injury

2010-10-22T20:47:00.000-04:00

Well I never thought my wife would tell me that I should go on line and let people know I am still alive. We should all have a family member go on line and let us know when someone dies or whatever their reason for not blogging. I often wonder, as I am sure you do, what happened to some bloggers when they stop posting blogs.

Well my story is that the injury that I posted about a couple of weeks ago finally go to bad that I actually went to the ER to see what they could do. Turns out that I was admitted, operated on and spent three days in patient. It was a lot worse than I expected and I am probably lucky that I will not lose my leg. That's the worse of it but the Docs are telling me I will be fine again in time and the optimist that I am I am sure they are right.

That makes a long story short and my advice that when anybody tell you to go to the ER after any thing happens, GO !!!

Best of everything to my online friends. I have missed you. I will try to give you weekly update.

Bill

My trip

2010-10-07T20:04:00.000-04:00

Maybe this would be better titled called "My Slip" since I did not trip but surely did slip.

I mentioned last week in my 30 Days meme that I had an accident on Monday, 9/27/2010.

I decided that I should record for posterity the results of my fall.

I had just finished rehanging the curtains in our master bathroom and was climbing out of the hot tub. The sole of my shoe was wet and when I put my right foot on the tile floor it slipped out from under me. I fell forward to the floor and somehow my left leg, above the knee, got caught in and twisted under the water spout.

The Hot Tub

The next few pictures, I took on Thursday of last week, show the damage inflicted. Only a little bleeding which I covered with a couple of small bandaids. The right leg suffered no damage.

My left leg

It looks a lot worse than I think it is. I walked with a limp for two days, applied ice at first and then used a heating pad for about a week.
The pain was minimal and I did not suffer or lose any sleep. Highly recommend Advil.
The swelling has been going down and the bruises still show but are fading. The lump was originally the size of a half of a grapefruit and by today is down to half on orange. I will give you another report in a couple of weeks and show more pictures of my skinny legs.

Still no pain, of any significance, today as it has been since the accident. I have looked up local Sports Medicine physician and just may call tomorrow for an appointment.

Here is a picture of the curtain or drape that I was hanging. As you can see it was not a major task.

The drape

Day 30 – One last moment

2010-10-03T13:06:00.000-04:00

That's it! My last post and my last moment.

I will take this moment to thank you all who have suffered with me and read my post and even took the time to comments.

Hope I have not bored you too much. It took a real effort on my part to do this and I now have a better realization of what it takes to post a blog on a daily basis.

Rest assured I will not be a daily poster but will endeavor to post more frequently than I have in the past.

Day 29 – Your aspirations

2010-10-01T21:16:00.000-04:00

Out of aspirations, for myself, at this point in my life.

My aspirations are now for my three sons, a daughter and four grandchildren, that they may have a life longer and better than mine. They are well on their way and i am sure they will continue.

My life is considered to be successful by most people and I have enjoyed it. Looking forward to my 80 th birthday.

Day 28 – Something that you miss

2010-09-30T20:48:00.000-04:00

I do miss my family and friends who have passed on.

Besides that I do not feel I have miss much at all. I had a full life and got to do almost everything I wanted to do.

Haven't visited Australia yet but it is on the list.

Day 25 – A first

2010-09-30T13:33:00.000-04:00

How the heck can anyone respond to that. every time I did or do something for the first time I consider that a "first". If they want me to pick out my first "first" I would not know what that was since I was a new born at that time.

Oh, just thought of a first that made my Mother very proud at the time . I was the first in our extended family to graduate from college. She had gone back to work, at Wanamaker's cutting metal plates to be used as identification cards when shopping at the store. There were no credit cards at that time. As a result she was able to provide funds for my tuition, which I always say was about four thousand for the four years. Not sure of that but it was really cheap by today's standaards.

Day 26 – Your fears

2010-09-29T21:44:00.000-04:00

Death, fire, drowning, falling, automobile accidents are the things I fear the most.

I believe as one ages the fears are fewer.

Day 24 – Something that makes you cry

2010-09-28T20:27:00.000-04:00

Growing up as a child and during my teenage and young adult years I was always able to keep the tears from flowing.

The first time I really cried was on my wedding day. Tears of joy, I suspect. What did I know at that time.

Somehow, years after that, after that I began to get tears in my eyes at births, on seeing the newborns, funerals, weddings, sad stories on TV or in the movies or even in the newspapers or on the Internet and personal events of that nature. This has continued.

I have even cried when I saw our flag fly at various times and places.

I have even cried at some sunsets.

I never had a prolong spell of crying but I do tear up and it no longer makes me feel ashamed or embarrassed.

My most recent tears came when I recently watched this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWSUAoYcH5c

Not sure why but I did.

I am now a old softie.

Day 23 – Something that makes you feel better

2010-09-27T19:49:00.000-04:00

First on my list is when I only have to get once during the night to go to the bathroom. I wake up in the morning and think I feel better for the uninterrupted sleep.

If my back is not in pain when I awake that is a plus also.

I feel better when my grandchildren say please and thank you and when the entire family says yes instead of yeah. A pet peeve of mine and should have been in yesterdays, "Things that upset me." I guess they have been doing better with that lately.

Wedding, christening, holidays, birthday parties always give me lift.

Got add a beautiful sun rises or sunset and a nice sunny, not too warm day.

A hug and a kiss from any of the grand kids also goes a long way.

Took two Advil's this evening and they certainly help with the pains I had in my leg and back from my fall in the bathroom this afternoon

Realized as I write this that I have lots of things that make me feel better and that I am a lucky guy.

Day 22 – Something that upsets you

2010-09-26T19:14:00.000-04:00

Not much except my golf game. When I hit a duck hook it upsets and frustrates me. Only once or twice a round and I know not why. Wish I had a solution for this.

I get upset when I get stuck in traffic due to road repairs where only a single lane is getting by.

I get upset daily when I read the newspaper.. Seems to me we have never been in more troubled times. I see more that crimes and killings are escalating. Also a lack of interest and input my parents with their children As an old timer it makes me think fondly of the old days.

Not much else upsets me I have learned to go with the flow and ignore things that are out of my control.

Day 21 – Another moment

2010-09-25T20:11:00.000-04:00

Please refer to Day - 8 since I do not have another moment to discuss at this time.
This is a repeat. i guess they were running out of ideas for days.

Day 20 - This Month

2010-09-24T20:56:00.000-04:00

So far so good. The month is not over yet. Got the house cleaning done. Weather has improved. A little cooler. Need rain. Got a little last night and a promise of more over the weekend. Noticed my Azealea bush in the front of the house, six foot in diameter, is dying off, not sure why. I would hate to lose it. Days are getting shorter. Got a few rounds of golf in. Did a lot of reading and fooling around with a six year old computer trying to get it upgraded to Windows 7 and reinstalling programs. Been talking to Pakistan or India a lot.

Looking forward to the trees changing color.

Well I got to day 20 and still hanging in there. This has turned out to be more of a chore than I need.
Have good night and a great Saturday.

Dat 19 - Something You Regret

2010-09-23T21:52:00.000-04:00

Gotta take a bye on this one. I have many things I regret but will not discuss or post them on a public blog or message board. No way, sorry.

Day 18 - Favorite.Birthday

2010-09-22T19:32:00.001-04:00

Without a doubt it will be my next one. I cannot believe I will be eighty years of age. No one on my Mother;s or Father's family ever lived that long.

Maybe now I will be able to shoot my age on the golf course. Dreaming again.

Day 17 – Your favorite memory

2010-09-21T20:00:00.007-04:00

The birth of my children and grand children.

With that memory I think of the great responsibility that parents have when raising their children.

I have many memories of trips that I have taken and places I have visited and the times I have enjoyed with family and friends.
Many others memories come to mind but it is difficult to just select one of them as my favorite. So I will stick with the children memories.

Day 16 – Your first kiss

2010-09-21T12:58:00.000-04:00

In another earlier post I mentioned Liz Mullen who was my f
irst love.
She also was the first non-family female that I ever kissed.
Short and sweet, like this post, but that was the way it was and is.

Day 15 – Your dreams

2010-09-19T20:41:00.000-04:00

When I sleep I often dream of a perfect golf round on the course that I play on the most. I really make some very good shots in that dream and enjoy the game better than my live game.

Actually as I get into bed, to relax and fall asleep, I start on the first hole of the course and see in my head or mind the best shot I ever had on that hole from tee to green and into the hole. I continue doing that hole by hole until I fall asleep. I do not think it has ever taken me more than six holes before I drop off . It works for me. Prior to this method I use to think of and see waves rolling up on a beautiful beach.

I do have a recurring theme in my disturbing dreams of being in a strange place and lost, with lot of people around and rushing to somewhere or someplace and never being able to get there. It generally ends when I find my long time friend and we have a good laugh about my anxiety.

Generally wakes me up and I have to use the golf/sleep routine to get back to sleep. I do not have that dream very often.

If this is supposed to me about what I dream (day dream) will happen in the future I will list only one. I would like to see, and live to enjoy, my grand children grow up to be responsible, successful, loving and caring adults as their parents have done. If I could survive long enough I would like to see them graduate from college and get married and give me some great grand children.

Well I can dream can't I?

Day 14 – What you wore today

2010-09-18T19:19:00.000-04:00

Going to cheat on this one since it seems to be a repeat of day - 10, which had the same Title. I have copied that post here and will cut and add as needed
Today I wore blue pants and a long sleeve blue shirt that I thought match very nicely. My wife agreed. My shoes are crepe sole with a soft material top, also black and very comfortable. Clean underwear, boxer shorts. Haven't worn a tee shirt for forty years. Will go to bed in my summer shorty pajama, since the temp will be in the sixties.

That was easy, just changed black to blue and altered the temperature forecast. I deserve a break since I have been so diligent, so far, with this meme.

Day 13 – This week

2010-09-17T20:42:00.000-04:00

Well now that is an interesting topic.
Do they mean this past week or the up coming week. I would rather forecast a nice week with three rounds of golf and no "Honey Do's" but I guess I have to try to fill you in on the past week.

It was a bummer. Wife had me on the "Honey Do" list. It is Fall Cleaning time and spent four days, four hours each day, on my assigned tasks. That includes washing and cleaning the blinds and windows inside and out, we only have thirteen windows, wiping down all wood work and doors. Dusting the walls and ceiling, cleaning the two and a half bathrooms. Dusting and polishing furniture. also had to strip my computer desk top and bottom, dust and align the cords and power supplies and knickknacks that I have accumulated over the years. Dusting, arranging, and packing up some of the thirty five books on or in my bookcase. I read thirty five books since the last cleanup. Lot of knickknacks there also along with my golf ball collection, that rack that holds the ball is difficult to get dust free.

Spent quite a few hours working on my sons six year old computer. Formatted the hard drive and loaded Win 7. Tried to get on line to update Windows and IE and load the programs they want for the kids, a six year old boy and a four old girl. Can't get online with my DSL and am now working with Verizon and Hewlett Packard for service help. it is difficult on the phone what with the "outsourced" assistance they both use.

Went to church on Sunday and did not golf all week. Baby sat one day with other grand children. Today we had a visit from my nephew and wife from Detroit that we have not seen in ten years. It was fun catching up with them.

Probably a few more things that I forgot but I am as bored as you probably are if you have read this to this point.

Now wasn't that an exciting week? Probably not, but I enjoyed it and I am still exhausted. Hope you all had a better one.

Day 11 – Your siblings

2010-09-15T20:09:00.005-04:00

I believe I mentioned my siblings in my introduction.
I had two sisters, older and a younger brother. My sisters are deceased, the oldest one died ten years ago. They were nice people and we all got along reasonably well and had a nice family relationship. They all married and between them had nine children. My nieces and nephews are scattered all of the states and a lot of my contact with them is on Face Book.
Even a couple of them are also deceased. As I sit here now and think about it, for the first time ever, I am the oldest person surviving in my extended family. Guess that tells me something but I can only think of the saying, "Only the good die young."

Day 12 – What’s in your bag

2010-09-15T19:32:00.001-04:00

Well, now I get it. At last! I should have read all of this list of the days before I started to do them. I see now it is for women. What with the "what I wore yesterday" and now this one. See I am not stupid or gullible, it just takes me more time than most to catch on.

If I was to tell you my first thought about what is in my bag I would probably be banned from Google for life.

Thankfully for you and me I just remembered my Golf Bag. It has contains fourteen clubs, a dozen or so balls, tees, a retriever for swooping balls out of the water, paper and cloth towels, bug spray, two water bottles, ball markers, club head covers (one is an Eagle head), band aids, rubber bands. key chain with house and car keys, a few tags that hang on the bag from some of the classier golf courses that I have played.

There are probably a few things I left out of this list but I know I have no room for anything else in my bag. It now weighs more than I can comfortably lift. Thank goodness I have a cart to put ti on so I do not have to carry it.

Wondering what tomorrow will bring? Have a nice day, we are having a one here. .

Day 09 – Your beliefs

2010-09-13T21:30:00.000-04:00

My first thought, when I see the word belief, is my religion. I strive to be the best person I can be, pray, go to church, give alms, helps others, be patient, forgiving and caring.

I believe in God, and country. a hereafter, basic goodness of most people, love, trust, truth, honesty, our system of government, civil rights, the four freedoms and a lot more that I have forgotten in believe in.

I am strong in my beliefs and will defend them to the best of my ability.

Day 8 - A Moment

2010-09-12T20:38:00.000-04:00

I am STUMPED!!

A moment to me is a short period of time, like in "Wait a moment." I think of a moment as being a second.

I have no idea what is expected of me in response of this title. Since it has an "A" in the title they may be looking for a special moment.
No one moment in my life can stand out as the most outstanding and wonderful. There are too many that I treasure.

If they are looking for a special moment. I have hundreds of them, maybe a thousand.
Birth of my children and grand children. Christmas', holidays, trips, vacations, graduations, sunrises, sunsets, marriage, flowers, animals (small), good golf shots, kisses, hugs, babies, good sermons, good sport games on TV, traveling, praying, etc.
I could go on for ever but I am boring even me.

On reading that list I see only good moments. If I have bad moments I do not dwell on them.

I treasure my life and try to enjoy every moment that comes my way and am thankful that I am able to experience them.

Day 07 – Your best friend

2010-09-10T20:56:00.002-04:00

I have often said, that I only have two friends. One has died and I have not seen the other in five years.
Friend to me is a special relationship and even I know and like a lot of people there have been few that I have given that title to especially the best friend title.
Marty was my grammar and high school friend. Ed was my college friend, Bob was my Army friend. Then I married and for a period of at least twenty year my wife Kate was my friend.
Then I decided to again seek new friends and Frank, Neil, Ed joined my life.
Time went on and then I met Dan and from day one I considered him a friend and after seventeen years we are still friends. We have had at least a monthly lunch since we met and often more than that. He is my
golfing buddy when I can get him out to play. I really enjoy being with him and we have even taken cruises together, since his wife and mine do not feel up to traveling. I hope Dan and I will remain friends since when I am with him I am not the oldest person in the room. He is two years older than me. He also likes the same cocktail as I do.
Not sure at my age that I would seek out another "friend".

Well that finishes a week of posts wonder what tomorrow will bring.
I do not think I ever did a daily post for a week since we all got to blogger.

Day 6 - Your Day

2010-09-09T13:40:00.000-04:00

Being retired for sixteen years I have a very routine day which usually begins at 3 or 4 AM when I have to go to the bathroom With my prostate problem some nights I get up as much as five times. I have lived with it for ten years and had biopsy then which proved negative. I read that very few die from it so i have chosen to ignore it

I wake up and get out of bed. when I feel rested, somewhere between 6:15 and 9:30 AM.
Wash, dress, shave if needed and have my coffee, take the dog out and pick up the paper. Spend the first hour doing the cryptogram, cross word puzzle, jumble, the other one where you form word using the letters in a given word, I think that is called Scramble, and finally the Sudoku. It is rare when i cannot complete the crypto, maybe three times a year, and the jumble 90 % cross word 95%, Scramble 95%. The Sudoku. I have not mastered, even though I spent my career as an accountant.
Get my bagel and coffee and finish the paper while watching Regis and Kelly and Rachael Rae on TV. Got to make sure Rae puts her garlic in every dish.
Retreat to the bed room, make my bed, and turn on the computer. Read email first and respond if I feel it is necessary. Then pick up another daily cryptogram to do and a cross word puzzle. Next comes the message boards that I faithfully read and comment on and then the eighty or so blogs that I read and sometimes even comment on. Then check face book and twitter. I spend at least 2 hours, or more, a day with this routine. I then may play an hour or two of Slingo to which I am addicted.
Then I pick up my Kindle Ebook and read for another two hours or so.Evening news and then dinner. I eat whatever the dear wife puts on the table and never complain.
Then it is back to the computer to explore and follow up on everything. At 9 PM, I get my beer and peanut butter crackers.
Another hour of playing Slingo and then to bed to read until I drop off to sleep usually an hour or so.
Sleep good, most of the night, on my left side and do not move all night unless I get the bathroom call.
This is normal routine only deviation is when I play golf at 7 AM or when we visit or baby sit the grand children. Sundays I do go to church and weekends do vary somewhat.
I do have my "Honey Do" list which sometimes interferes.

When I retired I realized that every night is like a Friday and every day is a Saturday and I decided to go with the flow and enjoy. I hope you all will get to try it and I think you will like it.

Day 05 – Your definition of love

2010-09-08T15:27:00.000-04:00

This day stumps me. I will think about this afternoon and try to come up with a "definition". I think that word is my problem. So I will attempt to give some examples of love that I have seen or experienced
The hug and a kiss that I get from my grand children is my most recent experience of love. The youngest started it, Sunday, when we were leaving her house and to my surprise the other three joined in. I love them and it nice to see they can express their love without any bribes or threats.
I see my neighbor who is the sole caretaker of his ailing wife and when I see him I see love.
Puppy love or pet love is another type of love I enjoy seeing even though I am not into animals much anymore.
I have a very dear friend Dan who I have told him I love him and he responded in kind. We are more than friends and do and will do anything for each other and I think that expresses our love.
I see parents who obviously love their children and have no problem expessing it.
Love is giving, sharing, trusting, caring and a lot more like that.
Well I guess that is my definition of love, which I think covers my examples.
I like the expression "Love one and another"

Day 4 - What you ate today.

2010-09-06T20:50:00.000-04:00

This will be an easy one. For the last ten years or so I do not have much of an appetite.
Every morning starts the same with a cup of coffee with cream and sugar, six packets or three heaping spoonfuls. Hour or so later another coffee and a bagel, either onion, raisin to sesame seed, slathereed with Philadelphia Cream cheese. Generally skip lunch but once in a while I will have a heaping bowl of Rice Krispies with lots of sugar on top.
Today for dinner we had a salad and baby spare ribs, one of my favorites. I ate about ten of them. Sides of cole slaw and potato salad, left over from our Labor Day picnic, which we celebrated yesterday. Dessert was hot apple pie ala mode and of course coffee.
Forgot I had a Manhattan, before dinner, a good double as usual. Use to have one every day but now am restricted, by my wife, to Sundays and holidays.
I also munch on pretzels, five or six, before dinner every night.
Normal weekday meals now are quick and fast since "I do not enjoy my wife excellent cooking." to quote her. Yes, she is a very good cook and for years it was a sit down affair for the six of us with grace before meals. As the kids got older and married it was Sunday dinner for all at our house. Now with the grand children we eat at one of our kids house's on Sunday with Mom generally bringing the full meal.
She cooks Italian, German, Irish and American No garlic or sauer kraut.
I finish off every without fail with a can of Budweiser beer and five cracker sandwiches with a lump of peanut butter, crunchy which I have at 9 PM.
Could not sleep without that night cap.
Food is not really high on my list of things I enjoy.
Had a nice weekend and enjoyed the holiday and I hope you did also.

Day 3 - Your Parents

2010-09-05T20:48:00.000-04:00

I believe on the Day -1 Introduction I spoke of my parents. Did not realize there was special day for them. They certaibly deserve one as do the majority of parents. Mine were great, down to earth, hardworking, loving people, religious, outgoing, etc. Mother was Irish and Father German and their parents were imigrants from the old country. Both were born in the late 1800's. To say they were old school is a big understatement.

The more I write here the more I remember them and how we four were raised. I know now for certain they did a good job. They have been dead almost 20 plus years ago I know it is trite to say but I will do so anyhow, " I think of them every day."
They both died at the age of 72 years and 3 months plus or minus a few days. You can imagine what I did when I reached that age.

In response to people who tell me nice things about my own children,
I have often said, "The most important thing I ever did in my life was to raise my children." I use that also when I think it might be appropriate for younger couples.

Wonder what day 4 will bring. This so far has been easier and to my surprise an enjoyable task that makes me grateful for the life I have lived so far,

Bill

Day 2 - My first love

2010-09-04T20:16:00.000-04:00

Hard to remember back that far but it was when I was in grammar school, probably 1943, and her name was Elizabeth (Liz) Mullen. A cute Irish lass with a great smile. I was smitten by her.

I asked her to go the Sunday afternoon movie. Admission was ten cents, each, and the package of Good and Plenty, three cents, was shared. I was a big spender, back then. I delivered newspapers at three cents a day and a nickle was a big tip on collection day. Forgot the name of the movie since I only had eyes for her.
Love did not last long, I think her Mother wanted her dates to have a better job.

Can't believe I remembered her name.

Would you believe?

2010-09-04T19:46:00.000-04:00

Hi all, would you believe I am actually making a post on my blog?
I know, as you do, I rarely make a post. In fact I have forgotten how to do it and will be luck if it shows up. I do read blogs every day for the over one hundred blogs that I follow, and again rarely comment.
Missie at http://www.what-comes-next.net/ has come up with an idea or challenge that I think may be fun and I have decided for some reason to attempt to do it. It may help me become a more frequent blogger and I feel I owe it to those whose blogs I read.
Click on the link above and see what you think. She has also posted her Day 1 post.

Hope you all have a nice weekend and Labor Day. God bless those who labor and provide the funds for my Social Security check, Bill

30 DAYS OF (INSERT YOUR NAME)

2010-09-04T13:07:00.005-04:00

Just in case you were unable to get to Missie blog here is the meme that we will be completing. Will you join us?

30 Days of whoever
Day 01 – Introduction Day
Day 02 – Your first love
Day 03 – Your parents
Day 04 – What you ate today
Day 05 – Your definition of love
Day 06 – Your day
Day 07 – Your best friend
Day 08 – A moment Day 09 – Your beliefs
Day 10 – What you wore today
Day 11 – Your siblings
Day 12 – What’s in your bag
Day 13 – This week
Day 14 – What you wore today
Day 15 – Your dreams
Day 16 – Your first kiss
Day 17 – Your favorite memory
Day 18 – Your favorite birthday
Day 19 – Something you regret
Day 20 – This month
Day 21 – Another moment
Day 22 – Something that upsets you
Day 23 – Something that makes you feel better
Day 24 – Something that makes you cry
Day 25 – A first
Day 26 – Your fears
Day 27 – Your favorite place
Day 28 – Something that you miss
Day 29 – Your aspirations
Day 30 – One last moment

2010-09-03T19:50:00.008-04:00

Day 1

Introduction

Yes my name is Bill and I am retired and in my 80 th year.
My parents and most of my friends and family are gone to their reward. Raised by wonderful religious, hard working, principled parents and had two older sister and a younger brother, who is the only survivor. Have a lot of cousins an indirect family.
I have been married for 56 years and had four children oldest two boys were adopted and then the third boy was a natural birth. We then had a daughter when we were 40 years of age. Now have two wonderful daughters-in-laws and a son-in-law who have blessed us with four grand children, who are the joy of my life. They each have one of each kind, boy and a girl.
College grad, worked for over 30 years in various financial positions, in three different hospitals. Retired in 1995 and moved into the fifth home that I have ever lived in. Spent 30 plus years in the house where we raised our children. We had a nice 20 x 40 foot pool which I maintained and enjoyed. Moved to a community on a golf course 10 plus years ago and took up golf at the age of 68.
Had dogs all of my life and the current one is a poodle 15 years old or 105 in dog years. She will be the last I will ever have. Also previously raised tropical fish and really enjoyed that as a hobby. As I write this i am thinking I just may try to find a fish store in the neighborhood..
Well that's my Introduction day 1 post, lets see if I make day 2.
Gees, I thought I lost this when I hit the wrong key. That was one of the reasons I did not post more.

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2010-03-28T19:05:00.000-04:00

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2009-11-07T19:51:00.002-05:00

I am Happy

2009-03-05T18:47:00.005-05:00

I am Happy, this does not happen too often.

I am sure everyone who reads this knows that I do not put up too many blogs. I do read a lot of them faithfully but seldom respond.

I reaalized a few days ago that I have been severly depressed. Not just because of the long winter that I hate but more because of a serious family problem that was out of control and beyond my solution. This problem has exsisted for over a year.

Reading the various journals I realize that we all have problems and all have been depressed wtih the weather. It goes with out saying that some of the journals have had a depressing effect on me also.

I tried to reapond to some journals today but was asked for my google name and password. This has not happened to me before. Guess what? I could not remember my password. I sure I can find it somwhere, but I decided that I like all of you wanted to share the good news to all!

That news is I am again Happy.

I am firmly convinced that Spring is here! I had been convinced that winter was never gone to end. I saw a pair robins the other day and that is easily three weeks early for this area We hit 45 todfay and will be getting to 70 on Sunday, that should melt our last snow. I call ed the golf course and I will hit the first tee at 8 AM on Monday. I have been dreaming, and thinking, for months that I would never be able to play golf again since I was sure I was going to die before Spring.

Now the best news of all is that the family problem has taken a turn for the better and in few months I am certain it will be resolved.

Prayers would help and some of you owe me a few.

Why do I feel so good about making this post. This blogging thing certainly is good for the soul and mind. I may do this more often.

Will be interesting to see how many of you will read this.

I fully expect comments from Tracy, Dawn, Linda, Dan, Marc, Tomato Dad and his son, DB, Guido, Missie, Traci, Kathy, Indigo, Helen and a few others who names slip my memory at this time, don't get offended if I did not mention you.. You do know I have "Oldtimers" disease? It just dawned on me that some of the blogs I read I do not know their real names.

That's it I will try to put a picture of our latest snow since I promised Helen I would "show her some real snow".

Well. it said my picture has been added. We will see. This was taken, through a screen, from my bedroom window where my computer is. On a earilier post I have the same view taken last summer. I am sure on Monday it will look more like that.

Love you all and keep posting I enjoy every journal. It is easy to see why this ia addicitive.

Now I see the darn picture it ended up top. Oh well.
I am going to publish because I went for another picture and thought I lost this.
Have good night, Bill

Merry Christmas

2008-12-24T21:14:00.006-05:00

Want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy!

I will be spending it with my family and especailly my grandchildren.

Here a couple of links of a nice setup provided by Office Max. Hope they work. Well I could not get them here. Got an error messaage about hemt or something. If you would like to see me and the grandkids doing a dance dressed as elves. Leave me a comment and i will email it to you. Bill

Missed two shots

2008-11-12T19:35:00.001-05:00

Missed two shots. In the one above the golfer is off the green by about 50 yards and 100 feet up. He made a bogey on the hole. It was the 18 th.

Below is the sunset off of Hilton Head Island. Lots of nice scenery down that way. Bill

Golf Harbour Town, Hilton Head SC

2008-11-12T19:20:00.004-05:00

Hi. all, I finally figured out how to get pictures on my blog. Only took me a week. The pictures are below this entry they got there before I could put words on the post.
My wife and I spent a week in Charleston, SC in early October, 2008 with my son and his wife. Had a great time being with them and enjoyed two great golf courses.
Firsts two pictures are from Sand Dunes Golf course on the Isle of Palms near Charleston.
Next four are from the Harbour Town Golf links. What a course that was. Did not play the best of golf but we both enjoyed the course scenery and the excellent facilities. Stayed in The Sea Pines hotel, real top drawer with a great view of the course. If you ever watch the Heritage tournament you will recognize the 18 th hole.

2008-11-12T19:16:00.000-05:00

Justplainbill

2008-11-02T19:38:00.001-05:00

At last you get to see me. Now what do you think of this old man? He is still in 7 th heaven since the Phillies won the World Series.

2008-10-09T20:46:00.000-04:00

Made the move
Well, some how I made the move to blogger. http://justplainbill7.blogspot.com/
As usual I do not have much of an entry but maybe I will be doing at lwast a weekly entry in the future.
I seem to have blogger adresses for most ot the AOL journals I have on alert. If i missed any one with a follower let me know.
Have a good week I am off to SC to see my son and play some golf. Bill

It could happen to you

2008-08-14T12:26:00.001-04:00

When will we learn?

Summary of My Last Year on the Computer

I must send my thanks to whoever sent me the one about
poison in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a
wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing.

Also, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for
the same reason.

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick
girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die in the hospital for
the 1,387,258th time.

I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once
I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are
sending me for participating in their special e-mail
program.

I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214
angels looking out for me, and St. Theresa's novena has
granted my every wish.

I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually
horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.

I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I
smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.

Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get
answered if I forward an email to seven of my friends and
make a wish within five minutes.

Because of your concern, I no longer drink Coca-Cola because
it can remove toilet stains.

I no longer can buy gasoline without taking someone along to
watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl into my back
seat when I'm pumping gas.

I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr. Pepper since the people who
make these products are atheists who refuse to put "Under
God" on their cans.

I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it
causes cancer.

And thanks for letting me know I can't boil a cup of water
in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face,
disfiguring me for life.

I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I
could be nicked with a needle infected with AIDS.

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug
me with a perfume sample and rob me.

I no longer receive packages from UPS or FedEx since they
are actually Al Qaeda in disguise.

I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't
support our American troops or the Salvation Army.

I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to
dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls
to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore, and Uzbekistan.

I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I
now have their recipe.

Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because
a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to
cause me instant death when it bites me.

And thanks to your great advice, I can't ever pick up $5.00
in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a
molester waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.

I can no longer drive my car because I can't buy gas from
certain gas companies!

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in
the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on
your head at 5:00PM this afternoon and the fleas from 12
camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy
hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened to
a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's
second husband's cousin's beautician...

Have a wonderful day....

Oh, by the way.....A South American scientist from
Argentina, after a lengthy study, has discovered that people
with insufficient brain activity read their email with their
hand on the mouse.

Don't bother taking it off now; it's too late.

Received from February

Meme

2008-08-06T12:12:00.000-04:00

So here is a Meme from Dawn at carpe diem Carpe Diem - Seize the Day

The 5 List

5 things you collect = golf balls, golf towels, golf club covers, golf score cards and golf ball markers.

5 things about your hair = gray, thin, hard to part, falling out and brittle.

5 things about your pets = toy poodle, white with brown highlights, 14 years old, sleeps 20 hours a day, last pet I will ever have.

5 things in your junk drawer = five computer cables, four digital cameras, three microphones, two earphones and one CD labeler.

5 things you love to eat in summer = pretzels, watermelon, cantaloupe, butter pecan ice cream, popsicles.

Can't believe this one is so short. Hate it when she puts up a thirty or more lines Meme.

Bill

I am hooked.

2008-07-17T20:37:00.000-04:00

I got this one from http://journals.aol.com/fowfies/the-new-chicken-chronicles/, I think I am getting addicted. Bill

If you came to my house…

You would see: That my back deck is right on the 7th tee of the golf course I live on. It is where I spend a lot of afternoon time when the sun goes around the house.

I’d probably feed you: Peanuts, chips cheese and crackers, since we probably had lunch or dinner at the golf course after our round.

And offer you this to drink: A Manhattan since that is what I drink most of the time. If you wanted something else I would hit up on one of my neighbors who could probably supply what you desired.

I would undoubtedly ask if you have read: any good books lately and would offer the opportunity to go through the five large boxes of books that I have read over the last ten years to see if you like any of them. Wish someone would take some to them since I can't lift them up to get them out of the basement.

I would d want to play this music for you: Sorry I ain't got no music in this house, you may bring your own. If i turn on the radio it will be tuned to 24 hour news station.

I would want to tell you about: My best golf shots.

I would probably suggest a game of: golf the next morning.

I would definitely show off: latest or newest golf clubs or props.

I might get on the computer and show you: the other golf courses in the area that we could play. How I chart and analyze my golf rounds and score.

If it was a long enough visit, we might watch: go to see the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and Betsy Ross' house and many other historical sites in or around Philly. But since you came to my house you must be a golfer so I guess we will just play another 36 holes.

I would share my. anything except my favorite driver.

If you want to give this a try feel free and leave me a linkto your journal. Bill

Meme from Donna

2008-07-15T20:28:00.000-04:00

Reaponding to Donna, Nightmare Mom.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My father.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? A weej agi

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Not at all, never did and it got worse.4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Liverwurst on rye with onions, No mayo

.5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes, four and four grandchildre..

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Tough question. I guess I would 90 % of the time.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? All the time it is my forte.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS No lost them 72 years and never missed them.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Would like to but I fear I am too old to survive a jump.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Rice Krispies for lunch.Coffee..
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Yes but mostly wear shoe with no laces.

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? No I am a flabby old man. But i do have a nive tan.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Pistachio, always has been.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their smile or lack there of.

15. RED OR PINK? Red

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My lousy golf game.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST My paremts.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Yes why not I rarely do these but for Donna I generally make an exceptiom. Anyone who reads will probably know more about me than my family does.

19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? black slipper type shoes.

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? ice cold pears in sweet syrup for desert.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The hum of the ceiling fan. Nice and cool 70 in the Philly area right now.

22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Pink my granddaughter favorite

23. FAVORITE SMELL? Woods, fir trees wet with rain or dew. Reminds me of my Boy Scout Days

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Allison Schwartz, a local politician who invited me to atown hall meeting.

25. FAMOUS PERSON YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET? Any President including the two probably nominees. I have questions for them all.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Donna, one of my favorite Jlanders.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Golf, Use to be NFL football.
27. HAIR COLOR? Salt and pepper.
28. EYE COLOR? Brown

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No reading glasses. Optometrist says next time bifocals or no driving.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Fried Oysters which I only get three or four times a year. Second oyster stew, wife won't cook it so when she is away I do it and love it with a Manhattan as I cook it and two beers to wash it down.

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy Endings Either will do. The last movie I went to see was Saving Private Ryan

32. I screwed up and erased most to this questionIE YOU WATCHED? I think it had to do with TV movies or shows and I never watch either except for the news.

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Nice white golf shirt with blue stripes, One of my favorite shirts.

34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Give me summer with the heat and humidity. I love it.

35. HUGS OR KISSES? Been a while but now I take a hug from the grandchildren any time they are not much on kisses unless I am clean shaven.

36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Pineapple upside cake.

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? I trust all who happen to stumble onto my journal.

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Certainly not my best friend Dan.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Just started "One Lasr Read" by a Philly newspaper sports writer. I read about two books a month.

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Picture of me teeing off on the Ocean Course on Kiawah Island in SC. My son had it made for me Thanks Bill

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Nothing after the 6 PM news.

42. FAVORITE SOUND? "Hear comes Grandfather" coming from any the grand kids when I am at their door.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Neithers

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Probably Hawaii or Italy. I am not sure which is further. Never thought about it.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Blowing smoke rings.

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Upper Darby PA at home

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Any one's who responds.

I must be really be getting senile. I think I might have enjoyed doing this.

If you complete this meme leave me a link, Bill

At the request

2008-07-03T19:11:00.000-04:00

At the request of a number of Jlanders whose journals I read and comment on I have decided to put another entry on my journal.

Being in my thirteenth year of my retirement I really live and enjoy a very quiet un eventual life.

My wife, children and grandchildren all do their best to keep me active and entertained and they do it well. I enjoy my mornings reading the paper from back to front starting with the cryptogram, crossword puzzle and the jumble. I always complete the crypto and about ninety-five percent of the crossword. That takes me to noon when I go to my computer and read about thirty or forty journals and comment on five or six. Then I do an online cryptogram and complete about ninety-eight percent of them. On to a jig saw puzzle. Then to my message boards AOL Golf and The Golf Channel Discussion Board. Time for dinner and maybe a cocktail. Them back to the computer to catch up and then play an hour of Slingo. Then if I have time I will play some Tiger Woods' golf. By 10 PM O am in bed and read for an hour or two and then sleep soundly for eight plus hours.

Now isn't that exciting? See why I rarely do a journal. I am not bored but I sure you would be if I told you what I did with my day.

Only exercise I get is a weekly round of golf, usually playing alone, and the few "honey do" chores that my wife requests. I enjoy golfing even though I am not very good at it. Most fun I have on the course is when I play with either of my sons or my good friend Dan.

Couple of times a week and every weekend we visit our children and their kids who are the joys of my life.

Living on a golf course with an association most of the chores outdoors like grass cutting, shrubbery trimming and painting are the responsibility of the organization.

I do take digital pictures and videos mostly of the grand kids. Take a trip or mostly a cruise every two years and visit my son in SC a couple of times a year.

Will try to add a picture of the new bridge in Charleston, SC that I took from the boat that was taking us to Ft. Sumtner in the spring of this year. I think it is one of my better photos. It got added but it is up the top ^.

Well that it for now I probably won't have another entry for anothe six months.

Hope you all have a Happy Fourth of July and enjoy the day and fireworks.

Meme

2008-01-18T22:09:00.000-05:00

Your mission, should you chose to accept it, is to complete Pumpkin's Meme!

Here it is: (no answers filled in because she already knows mine!)

(By the way, her favorite color is purple)

Pumpkin's Meme - Who are you?

1.   What is your name? Bill
2.   How old are you? 77 would you believe I have underwear older than you.
3.   Where are you from? Outside of Philadelphia the City of Brotherly Love

4.   Do you smoke? Yes, sorry to say
5.   Do you drink? Yes at least a can of beer every night It helps me sleep
6.   Do you have a family? Yes, Three sons and a daughter a wife and four graandchildren, The joy of my life Please explain, if yes.
7.   What are your hobbies? Golf, reading and this stupid computer
8.   What is your favorite ice cream? Rarely eat it but like vanilla on my pies.
9.   What is your favorite animal? Muskrats
10. Do you wear glasses? Yes to read up close
11. What nationality are your ancestors from? German and Irish
12. What color is your hair? Gray
13.  What are you wearing now? Pajamas, going to bed after i finish this and read for an hour or so.
14. What is your favorite color? Blue
15.  What teacher do you remember most from your childhood? Sister Francella 7 th grade
16. What are your pets and their names? Toy Poodle Samantha, we call her Sam
17. What is your favorite food? Oysters raw, steamed, fried or in a stew
18. What is your job? Been retired 13 years my job now is to keep my wife happy and ahead of her with the chores

So, there you have it! Inquiring 10 year olds want to know. And, so do the boys. lol

OK Pumpkin now you have my answers. Let me know how the results of the survey come out. Bill

2008-01-05T19:51:00.000-05:00

Would like to add this to my side bar but could not find the way to do it.

I miss Kim and her wonderful sense of humor and strength. Bill

Christmas Meme

2007-12-12T21:45:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends. Okay.............Here’s what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Just copy this into your journal and leave the link in my "Comments" section so I can see your answers. Bill

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wife does all the presents. I only make suggestions

2. Real tree or Artificial? Gave up on tree, sons generally sends us a two foot one each year..

3. When do you put up the tree? When it arrives if it does.

4. When do you take the tree down? Jan 2.

5. Do you like eggnog? I drink anything with booze in it. Prefer a Manhattan

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes

8. Hardest person to buy for? my wife

9. Easiest to buy for? Myself
10 Mail or email Christmas cards? Only email when I respond to a journal or post on a message board. No cards

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Chalk from my brother when I was ten. We did not even have a blackboard

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? White Christmas with Bing Crosby

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Don't do any

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Never, but I get a lot of recycled gifts, I m lucky that way.

15. Favorite things to eat at Christmas? My wife's dinner with the family
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Whtever comes on the tree
17. Favorite Christmas song? White Christmas"
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Only to the grandchildrens houses.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Yes

20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? After Christmas dinner

21. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Nothing I flow with the flow.

22. Favorite ornament theme or color? I like all of them.

23. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Turkey.

24What you want for Christmas this year? I am grateful for whatevr i get

25. Who is most likely to respond to this? No idea, I do not have a big following for my journal.

26. Who is least likely to respond to this? Dan Quinn, he is a real Scrooge.
OK, Linda i did it. Bill

Pictures of Charleston, SC Area

2007-11-06T20:58:00.000-05:00

Sorry about the pictures in last entry. I need help. If you click on the picture you will be able to see it in full screen. Bill

2007-11-06T20:53:00.000-05:00

Trying to put up pictures of my trip to Charlestown, South Carolina to visit my son and his wife. Had a great nine days. Did some sighseeing and golfing. Had great food out and at home. Good weather but cloudy and windy at times which cut our golf time short.

Pumpkin's Meme

2007-08-11T18:38:00.000-04:00

Pumpkin, never did one of these but what the heck since you Mom asked and you are such a good girl I had to do this. Bill

1 What's your favorite movie???

Saving Private Ryan

2 What's your favorite color???

Blessed Mother Blue

3 What's your favorite ice cream flavor???

Pistachio

4 Where do you want to go on vacation??

Around the world on a cruise four to six months.

5 What's your favorite animal???

Pandas

6 What's your favorite T.V. show???

Golf on the golf channel

7 What's your fav. drink???

Manhattans or a Gin and Tonic when it is hot

8 What's your favorite flower???

Day lillies

9 What is your favorite pet???

Had ten digs in my lifetime but the one I have now is not my favorite.

10 What's your favorite book???

Whatever one I am reading at the time. Never met a book I did not like or finish.

Too Good Not to Share

2007-08-07T20:42:00.000-04:00

This is great. The cutest thing I have seen in a while. Bill

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=9e7c4b40cf5a13cea6ca

Old Age

2007-08-01T21:30:00.000-04:00

Just occured to me that was seventy-five years of age when my oldest son got married and I also have a seven year old grandson.

That seems odd to me except that I have four children and four grandchildren. Love those grandchildren.

The oldest son has recently sent me an email and told me how much he has enjoyed his first year of teaching and how he does not miss his old job, of twenty fine years. He now loves to be teaching and has found a social life that he never had time for before. I think he has found out that making lots of money is not the end all and be all of life. I am overjoyed for him.

Thought I would throw up the rest of the "right angle" pictures as a treat for you for reading my full moon thoughts. Bill

Couldn't find the pictures. So here is my eighteen month old grandaughter eating her first ice cream cone.

Wild Pictures at the Right Angle

2007-04-07T20:34:00.000-04:00

These are funny in my opinion. If you like these I will put up some more. Let me know.

Bill

Dawn's Meme

2007-04-05T14:14:00.000-04:00

Only doing this meme because Dawn Carpe Diem - Seize the Day asked me to. I feel guilty reading her journal and not replying more often.

Don't expect too much of my journal. I am retired and really do not have time to post on a recurring basis.

Bill

1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 29, find paragraph/line 9:"some of us volunteered to fight for the Union. Some came in mainly because we were bored at home and this looled like it might be fun."

The Killer Angles, Michael Sharra. Great book about the three day battle at Gettysburg in the Civil war. I am a CW buff.

2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first:

To the left the window, to the front the computer screen.

3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?:

Rerun of Regis and Kellie

4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is: 1:35PM.

5: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?: 1:45PM

6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?:

Nothing the radio cycled off, it does every hour so I can keep track of my unexciting day.
Wife and dog went shopping. Nice and quite in here.
7: When did you last step outside?

An hour ago to go to my son's house to pick up mail. It was windy and cold in the Philly burbs.

8: Before you came to your journal, what was the last website you looked at?

a survey on gas usage for heating and cooking in a home.
9: What are you wearing?:

Kahki pants, golf shirt, long sleeve fleece type pull over with a zipper, white untied sneakers.

10: Did you dream last night?

Yes. A horrible nightmare where I killed or somebody killed my neighbor and I had him in my arms. I moved and have not seen this guy in ten years. Strange.

11: When did you last laugh?

Probably on Monday when my son paniced when I approached an alligator, eight foot long, who was sunning himself on a pond on a the Ocean Course on Kiawah Island in SC. I was determined to get my ball and he is afraid of alligators. Wasn't able to get a picture of the gator. Great golf course and I really enjoyed the round.
12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?:

An AOL disc in a frame that was sent to me, as a Community Leader, by AOL when they reached ten million members in Nov. 1997. Hard to believe. Several pictures and a crucifix over the bed. Computer is in my bedroom and when I look out the window I see the 6 th green of the golf course.

13: Seen anything weird lately?:

The alligator as above.

14: Name a song that defines you right now, today, this hour:

"Old Man River"
15: In three sentences or less, why do you blog?:

I don't really blog since I am lazy and would rather be golfing or reading. A lot of my reading is now other blogs. I am addicted to them and hope some day to get over it. I do spend five or six hours on the computer every day. At least two hours just playing Tiger Woods 007 computer golf.
16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?:

A trip on an Ocean Liner around the world with my family and friends. Have done many cruises but I picture a trip with most of the people who are near and dear to me would top them all.

If I had enough I would buy the ship or the Cruise Ship line. If I could convince my wife I would live on a liner all the time and just keep sailing.

Well that's it for me. Hard for me to admit it but I enjoyed doing this. It was even good for my stiff fingers. Have a great weekend and you do this meme leave me a link, thanks Bill

2006-11-18T12:53:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures from my Steam Boating trip in July of this year. 1 = Me in cabin 2 = our boat the Mississippi Queen 3= a Budweiser Clydesdale Horse and 4 = the Arch in St. Louis.

I am kinda of getting into this journaling thing. May do more entries in the future.

The Masters

2006-11-18T12:24:00.000-05:00

Here is a picture of Augusta National Golf Club where the Masters is played. This is the last hole on Amen Corner.

I had the pleasure of attending this year, Saturday and Sunday, as a guest of my son. It was a real special treat. The course and tournement was outstanding and only surpassed by the company of my two sons. The grounds, trees, plants and flowers are beautiful.

It is a great tourney and all of Augusta goes all out to make sure your stay is a pleasent one. I hughly recomment the tip to every golfer.

Thanks Donna

2006-11-18T12:12:00.000-05:00

Donna, this is a picture of what my dog looks like. I am unable to get him to sit still long enough to snap him so I stole this one from someone.

I finally figured out how to add the sidebar that you provided. Thanks Bill

Just testing

2006-11-17T15:58:00.000-05:00

Just trying this again. Will try to up load a picture.

Where I live

2006-06-05T21:07:00.000-04:00

This is where my house is on the bottom left side of picture. I have this view if I stick my head out the window and look to the left from my bedroom window. We have a gournd level view of this from my back deck. It is nice one of the joys of my life. I wake up most mornings when they are cutting the grass on the sixth green.