WE ATE WELL AND DRANK EVEN BETTER.
NOTE: THE BIRD ON THE SIGN POST IS NO INDIGENOUS TO FLORIDA BUT MIGRATED WITH ANDY FROM NASHVILLE.
SANDY AND JERRY CASH ARE CRUISING ON THEIR 50 FT CHRIS CRAFT "CASHFLOW" AND LIVING THE DREAM THEY PLANNED FOR MANY YEARS. OBJECT OF THE BLOG IS TO LET OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY KNOW WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE DOING. DISCLAIMER !!! JERRY CAN ONLY TYPE IN CAPITAL LETTERS AND IS A HORRIBLE SPELLER , THEREFORE IF THIS BOTHERS YOU DONT READ ANY FURTHER!
BOCHI BALL
NO TRIP TO A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY WOULD BE COMPLETE WITH OUT AN EXCITING GAME OF BOCHI BALL . THIS GAME RATES RIGHT UP THEIR WITH WATCHING THE GRASS GROW BUT IT DOES NOT TAKE A LOT OF ATHLETIC ABILITY EITHER.
WE OF COURSE WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE PLAYING BOCHI BALL WITH A LARGE SUPPLY OF COLD BEER TO ASSIT OUR GAME.
TENNIS ANYONE
AS YOU CAN SEE WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR ACTIVITIES TO TENNIS AND THIS ALSO REQUIRED THAT I GO OUT AND PURCHASE THREE MORE RACQUET'S SO WE COULD ALL PLAY. I MUST SAY I WAS EXTREMELY IMPRESSED WITH THE ABILITY OF ANDY AND TAMMIE WHO HAD NOT PLAYED FOR A LONG TIME. SANDY ALSO DID QUITE WELL ALSO AND WE HAD A GOOD GAME AND SOME EXTENDED VOLLEY'S
I DOUBT THAT THE TENNIS PROS WITH THEIR NOSE UP THEIR BUTTS WOULD APPROVE OF THE ATTIRE AND THE STYLE BUT THEN AGAIN _ _ _ _ THEM!
My last post I mentioned I would expand on the subject of getting old and my plans to live to be 166 years old. As I scanned some of our recent pictures I found this "head shot" and turned it into a cartoon just to view myself as others see me... maybe?
Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that happen to a man.Age is an ugly thing, and it goes on getting worse.Intellectual blemishes, like facial ones, grow more prominent with age.
At twenty we worry about what others think of us; at forty we don't care about what others think of us; at sixty we discover they haven't been thinking about us at all.
The amazing thing is that the longer I live in the "Villages" all these old people don't look as old as they did when I arrived. Last week I decided to get back into tennis of which I was quite good at when I was younger, I took a few refreshing lessons from the club pro and offered to substitute as needed on some of the leagues. The results were that I got a groin pull and tennis elbow and sat in the hot tub for two days. Some of these old guys are in great shape!
If I'd known how old I was going to be I'd have taken better care of myself.
WHAT IS THIS ? ITS OLD AGE IN MOTION!
I will let you ponder this image before i explain. Hopefully you are not eating dinner as you view this fine example of old age in motion. Although I plan to live to be 166 years old I find that some parts o f my body have not yet got the message and continue to pursue what they think is only destiny.
Some of you may remember, I was so afraid to turn sixty—well, I was and I had every right to be! It’s everything they said it was and more. The nineteen-year-old inside me took off like a bat out of hell, I guess he finally threw in the towel.
THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR TWO
SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR SANDY AND I SHARED THANKSGIVING DINNER WITH JUST US TWO. LAST YEAR WE WERE ON THE "CASH FLOW" TIED UP IN ORANGE BEACH AND THIS YEAR WE WERE IN THE VILLAGES SITTING AT OUR OWN LITTLE TABLE FOR TWO IN OUR LITTLE COTTAGE.
DO WE MISS THE FAMILY ? DEFINITELY! ALTHOUGH WE ENJOYED OUR SOLITUDE IT JUST AIN'T THE SAME WITHOUT FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO EAT AND WATCH FOOTBALL TOGETHER.
I COULD GO ON WITH WHAT I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS YEAR BUT IT NOT MY STYLE TO BE MELANCHOLY ALTHOUGH TWO THINGS STAND OUT ON MY LIST. 1) SANDY HAVING A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH AFTER HER SURGERY AND 2) ENJOYING MY MOM AND HER POSITIVE IMPACT SHE HAD ON ALL OF US AT HER REUNION
ONE BUSINESS PRATICE THAT I ALWAYS BELIEVED IN WAS IF YOU HAVE A GOAL YOU MUST WRITE IT DOWN AND SHARE IT WITH OTHERS. REDUCING A GOAL TO WRITING MAKES YOU COMMITIED AND OTHERS NOW KNOW YOU DID NOT JUST PULL THIS OJECTIVE OUT OF YOUR ASS IF AND WHEN YOU ACHIEVE IT. SO .... HERE IS MY GOAL ...
I PLAN TO LIVE TO BE 166 YEARS OLD .
WHY 166 ? WHY NOT? BUT I KNOW LIFE IS GREAT AND BEATS THE OPTION. (MORE ON THIS LATER)
DUE TO THE FACT MANY "NON FAMILY MEMBERS" MAY END UP READING THIS ENTRY , WILL NOT EXPAND ON ALL THE QUALITIES AND SPECIFICS OF HOW MOM HAS TOUCHED OUR LIVES BUT SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT WE ALL CAME TOGETHER FROM OHIO , TENNESSEE , NEW YORK , VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA FOR TWO DAYS OF FAMILY FUN.
ANDY AND TAMMY BOUGHT A PARROT OR SOME KIND OF TROPICAL BIRD THAT I INITIALLY THOUGHT SHOULD BE KEPT IN A BROILER UNTIL THANKSGIVING.
NEVERTHELESS THE BIRD "KIWI" IS THE MOST FRIENDLY ENTERTAINING PET I HAVE EVER SEEN. ITS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD BUT THEY SAY THEY CAN HAVE THE MENTAL CAPABILITIES OF A THREE YEAR OLD KID. THE DOWNSIDE IS THAT IT LOVES ATTENTION AND DOES NOT LIKE TO BE ALONE. GOOD LUCK ON GOING ON VACATION ANDY!
HERE WE SEE THE LOVELY COUPLE AT TOMMY'S WEDDING BEFORE THEY INDULGED IN THE SINS OF LA'S VEGAS, BUT SOON THEY WOULD REGRESS TO THEIR NORMAL STATE.