A Boomer in the 21st Century..

Old time Brooklyn Soul Food

2023-01-26T18:33:00.011-05:00

Knishes …. A delicacy! Served with spicy mustard

Still typing

2023-01-22T21:21:00.001-05:00

To Blog or not to Blog....

People blog for a multitude of reasons. Work, school, family events. As for myself, I never have settled on one topic. It’s all just what comes to me day by day. Topics vary greatly. I think I suffer for that, in that not many really want to read the wandering imagination of a 68 year old retired Air Traffic Controller. Actually, I’m not sure who if anyone reads it, and what they think, since I receive few comments. Leads me to believe that I am mostly blogging to a mirror. And I’m ok with that. I think of it as a fun dear diary.

I've been doing this for years and my tools change constantly. I recently cancelled a self hosted account using the WordPress software. It is really fun customizing and learning how to reinvent my little wheels. Trouble is it wasn’t free. When you start up with a web host company, to draw you in they offer a very nice package for about $25 a year. Then, as happened to me last week, it’s time to renew for year 2 at the full price, $110. Not gonna do that.

So here I am now now on Googles Blogger platform which is pretty basic, not much you can customize, but, it is free. And free always makes me smile. So off I go, blogging my little heart out here.

Until one day, as always happens, I'll wake up, bored with this limited web home and go start another WordPress self hosting site with a new Host company with that cheap sign up deal. And all those WordPress bells and whistles!

Anyhow...take a look around here. If you like what you see…. Leave me a comment. If you think it’s garbage, let me know that too.

Thanks,

Bob

Epcot March 2017

2023-01-20T09:17:00.000-05:00

Took this picture at Epcot 5 years ago.
Several months later I found it being used on someone's Disney Tourist Blog Site.
That's a no no.
I could be sued for taking Disney's pictures and using them.
That's annoying.

Bicycling in Georgia

2023-01-20T09:01:00.007-05:00

1977 Orlando USN

2023-01-19T12:16:00.009-05:00

I was stationed in 1977-78 in Orlando Fl. Greatest duty station I had. Near the base. about a mile or so was the Jamajo Inn a small locals bar right on Colonial Road across from the Herndon (Orlando Executive) airport. Had a jukebox and it was filled with people who were just trying to get by. Drank a lot of beer here. And Waylon Jennings The Wurlitzer Prize was on the jukebox. This place was great. Got drunk here many nights. You may think it's crazy to say but some of my best memories were in that bar. This song takes me back every time I hear it. I wonder what became of that crowd. We were all a mess.

Back then Orlando was still a small southern city. They ruined it of course. I can't stand going there now.

Welcome

2023-01-18T11:42:00.002-05:00

Happy 2023... I think...

Here we are into our 3rd year of "the Pandemic" Honestly for me it has been the worst 3 years of my life. I don't like living in a twilight zone episode. The government continues to throw new and updated strains. They love having a good disaster to scare and confuse. I'm just too old to really care much anymore. So New Year new challenges.

Happy New Year!!!!

Wednesday January 18

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Dear Diary,

Another winter day. This year we have a roller coaster weather pattern. A week of freezing followed by a week of warmth. Today we are moving into the warm side... mid 70's are forecast although it is cloudy and gloomy. Moving to Georgia 3 years ago I have discovered that this state has the market cornered for cloud gloomy days. Nice house here in a country atmosphere but I really don't fit. Truth is I totally miss Florida. However, when you get a 2.8% 30 year mortgage from the VA, moving is a bad idea. So I will just continue missing Florida.

So I am off to do my daily bicycle ride. 12 miles a day. Pretty small mileage and I would love to increase that but a full hip replacement 4 years ago insures that every time I try to increase, The hip starts to complain. With pain. At age 68 I found that my factory warranty expired about 10 years ago. Now I have to be careful. As far as I'm concerned, 68 is the new 88.

You all have a great day. If you read this, Thanks!!!

Bob

Comment app Fail

2023-01-17T09:01:00.002-05:00

I spent 3 hours trying to install Disqus, which is a comment application used by the entire world. Successfully too.
Not on my blog though.
I tried everything.

I'm over it.

Farewell Disqus. I hardly knew ya!!!

Cold? Who said it's ccccold?

2023-01-14T22:26:00.002-05:00

Hemingway

2022-03-14T22:51:00.006-04:00

I read it on my iPhone. Smallish print. Eyes squinting at times hard for me to focus. But, I did not want it to end. It’s not like a book. It’s like you are there. The whole messed up bunch of characters. Beautiful. Perfect. I just want to magically jump into it at exactly that time and stay there forever. Get tight with the entire crew. Live forever in those pages. The drama. The travel. I could smell it. The cafes and bars. Hemingway didn’t write it he created it. Genius.

A time and a place lost forever without this book.

Jake and Brett Forever!!!

From my Medium Blog 1 minute read. 3/14/22

Stuff of mine

2022-02-22T17:03:00.002-05:00

Back to the beginning

2022-02-04T18:54:00.013-05:00

The good old days!

Before I started using Wordpress to
Blog, I had a blogspot account. Pros: Free, Easy to learn. Cons: Once a person gets up to speed, you find this to be too limited for changing things and adding new "gadgets" as google calls them.

Still, a lot of Bloggers are using this quite succesfully. My post today is simply to visit an old friend. And…. It’s still ticking!!

Good day!

Eye Doc Time

2022-01-21T09:59:00.000-05:00

Has to be done. I don’t have to like it though.

Daydreaming. The Keys

2022-01-19T15:15:00.006-05:00

We need more guys like him!

2021-09-13T13:48:00.008-04:00

It’s cooler in Pooler

2020-02-24T20:49:00.002-05:00

Our home away from home for a couple days.

Trip to the Zoo

2020-02-13T15:21:00.004-05:00

The other day, we took our Granddaughter Adalynn to the

Jacksonville Zoo for a visit. When she got in the car, as she normally does, she began singing the latest song that she is learning in school. As she began singing "This land is your land..." Joan joined in singing along. Adalynn stopped and said:

"GRANDMA HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS SONG???"

She did not know that this was an old favorite song and we all sang it and laughed!

A great big thanks to Woody Guthrie from way back in 1940!!!!

This land is your land, this land is my land

From the California to the New York island

From the Redwood Forest, to the gulf stream waters This land was made for you and me

As I went walking that ribbon of highway

I saw above me that endless skyway

And saw below me that golden valley

This land was made for you and me

I roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps

To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
And all around me , a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me

When the sun comes shining, then I was strolling
In the wheat fields waving and dust clouds rolling
The voice was chanting as the fog was lifting
This land was made for you and me

This land is your land and this land is my land
From the California to the New York island
From the Redwood Forest, to the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me

When the sun comes shining, then I was strolling
In wheat fields waving and dust clouds rolling
The voice come chanting as the fog was lifting
This land was made for you and me

Bike Week

2020-02-11T10:10:00.002-05:00

Bike week .... coming soon... you meet the nicest people!!!

An Old Idea Revisited.

2020-02-06T11:41:00.004-05:00

A few years back I had this idea...A new class for the MX Races. I liked it then and I still like it today.

What do you think?

Sounds of Starbucks - Tim Hawkins

2019-03-09T12:57:00.003-05:00

Dive Quest At Epcot 11/17/18

2018-11-20T18:03:00.002-05:00

Jesus and Zacchaeus

2018-10-17T19:30:00.000-04:00

"Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Luke 19:1-10

Zacchaeus was a very rich man. And a tax collector, actually the Chief Tax collector. Which meant he had other people doing his dirty work for him. His riches undoubtedly came from that position. People didn't like him. I'm sure they even despised him. Easy to see why. He had made himself rich by taking from the people who could not afford to pay. And yet, for Zacchaeus, there was something about this man Jesus. He had heard the stories and wanted to see who He was. He even climbed a tree to get a look. The scripture says he was small in stature. I can picture him. Little fat guy with fancy clothes and he climbed a tree! Could not have been easy. Probably a bit humiliating too. And he did it. And Jesus purposely called him down from the tree and went to stay at his house. A rich despised tax man and Jesus chose him. I'm sure the people went nuts. Why would Jesus want to have anything to do with this guy? And yet He did want him. As it says "the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost"

I know a lot of people like Zaccheus. I'm sure you do too. It is easy to hate these people. But Jesus doesn't. He loves everyone. And His desire is to see ALL people come to Him and receive His gift. Like me, TRY to see these people like Jesus does. Lost in need of a Savior. Let Jesus through the Holy Spirit change our hearts.

I pray that He touches your heart today.

God Bless.

Bob

Prayer

2017-08-09T11:19:00.001-04:00

Christmas According to Kids - Southland Christian Church

2017-07-09T12:37:00.001-04:00

It's fun to watch even in the summer heat..

This is Funny...and a terrific way to tell the Christmas story to kids...(and old guys too)