As I rush towards age 71 years old I’ve noticed the brain farts seem to mount up and become more common every day. Yes, I’ve walked into a room and then stood there and wondered why I was there? A joke I posted on Facebook: I walked into a room yesterday and knew why I […]
Wow, Talking Books again?
I’ve made seven cross country trips (The USA) during my time both in the Navy and sailing for MSC, as you can surmise from the number of trips, they were not all round trip. But all were solitary or at least six trips were, most taken on I-10 Florida to California or vice-versa and one […]
The Check is in the Mail
My Tricare Health Insurance refuses to use my Retired Affairs FPO (Embassy address) and forwards all my mail to my home address in Bataan, even though the Philippines is never in a rush to get it there It arrives in Manila and is sorted and put in a Pile that says Bataan and other provinces. […]
What’s That Load Noise?
Why I really dislike both Cell and Smart Phones. I remember when cell phones first became common for the masses. I was working at ABC Liquor in Treasure Island Florida and had my first encounter with a Yuppie that owned a “Brick”. He dashed over to me and demanded I stop waiting on a few […]
The Luck of the Irish
Two years ago on 17 March 2016, I check into the hospital for a three-month stay. By the end of May, I was home again and on the mend. I had three operations during my first thirty-six hours there and completely missed Saint Patrick’s Day. BTW I’m fine now. “Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!” (Happy […]
Should We Sell our House?
Sometimes the reasons for moving sound reasonable. We built our house with four bedrooms 3 baths when our two girls were in school. But both are married now and the house is too large for just Mayang and me. First thing in my head was to sell it and re-build close by, but then I […]