Is it a blog if no one else reads it? I guess it is a diary.

I really don't know if anyone else will ever find this blog spot and I don't care. I think I like having a spot to record my ruminations. I sort of like having a place where I can kvetch if I want to.
Last night I spoke with my accountant. A great guy who is a straight shooter. When I walked in he asked how I was and I told him I was fine but I am tired, a whole lot. Then I threw in that most people I know now seem to say the same thing. I told him that I thought that maybe it was just a long winter. He suggested something else that after some thought seems to hold some truth. He said that people might be worried about the state of the economy. I told him that I did not have a lot to worry about as Sharon and I are secure in our jobs and save regularly. He said that we were luckier than most but then threw in that it is always in the news and hard to avoid and disturbing to everyone. Today, upon more thought I think that it is a very insightful reason for why everyone is saying the same thing. Some people may be scared for themselves and others for the general state of the economy.
I am glad that I have years to go before retirement and hopefully the economy will turn around by then. I am fearful for those who retired already and have watched a planned retirement go south. I don't want to think what will happen to the many borderline people. Will suicides go up? How about domestic violence? Charities are sending out more requests for donations as their big business sources have shrunk their giving and the ranks of the needy is going up. My sweetie and I will do what we can but in the end people have to think of themselves. Charity begins at home folks.

Not as good at this as I would like.

Well the best intentions and all that. At least that is how I thought that this would work out. I have to do better keeping up with the blog than I have been doing so far.
Let's see, what has been going on in my life? Well I have been trying to my trip reservations to see Larry in Ft. Lauderdale together. I think that Dave, my brother will be there as well as Rich, Mark, Dave S. and Joel. Should be a bit of fun. I am going to suggest a MLB game during the stay as the Marlins will be playing Philadelphia that weekend.
Facebook has also gotten a couple of interesting things going. One is that a former girlfriend/friend has been in touch and has been telling me about her life in the last 25 years, ya know, husband, kids and business/job and living in Miami. She is still a Dead Head and I will miss seeing her when she sees the Dead 'cause I will be in Ft Lauderdale that weekend. How is that for a coincident. Also going through her home page I found that we have a friend in common. She went to HS with Neela and that is a strange find. Small world I think. Next a friend from HS who I have run into a couple of times but not in the last 3-4 years found me also. Again, it is a case of catchup.
Some of this is fun but also interesting in that years ago there was almost no way for this to happen. Technology, good or bad, you make the call.
Anyway, these are some of the things going on now.

Back @ work and feeling fine

Well I just got back from an "obligation vacation" in Florida. Davie, it is near Ft. Lauderdale and then we went on to West Palm Beach to see Grace, my Mother-in-Law. You know what they are, were you go see friends and family cause you haven't seem them for a while. Sharon and I saw our friends Shelly, Jeffrey, Jane and of course, the indomitable, the one and only, Bernie. She has absolutely no problem with her ego. We came in and things were not so great. When you pick a date for a get together you can not predict the future and in this case it was Shelly getting sick the week before our visit and still hacking while we got together. I know the feeling as I had something similar about a week earlier. Then Bernie had lots of H.W. and studying for a big test on (?) Monday or Tuesday. This little lady takes here test seriously, she has a 100% average and yet is only 4th in her class. HUH, how is that possible. Anyway after a day and a half we bid them all adieu and headed out to West Palm Beach. We went to beach first as we were down there earlier than we thought we would. The water is always gorgeous in that Azure blue way and the clouds have never disappointed me. The stand out so much more that at home. The sky also changes very rapidly.
After checking into the hotel we went and saw Grace. It has only been a year but it seemed longer. She looked more gaunt and less quick on her feet. I know she is 87 but the difference is noticeable. She still can talk up a storm and we seemed to catch up pretty quickly on here kids and grandchildren on her side of the family.
I love Grace, she is totally from another world. My sweetie loves her too but she needs me there to stay balanced when we are together. It is funny that I am so much more patient as that is usually Sharon's stronger suit. Anyway, the thing is, being anywhere with Sharon is wonderful. I love being with her anywhere and can't stop kissing her. It often seems and feels like we are still in the early love stage of a hot and heavy romance. Cool.
Next thing you know it we are winging our way back to home and work. I love traveling but it is always great to get back home and sleep in my bed. Home Sweet Home. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.