We are still in South Florida, but will be moving north on Saturday. There is not a lot going on; Madeline is trying to spend all possible time with her son, and his family. Tonight she is making a big dinner --- leg of lamb with all the trimmings.
Watching TV has been getting interesting recently. With the writer’s strike on so long, most of the original programming ceased, to be replace with “reality TV” -- which was generally horrendous. However, I am a pro football fan; so much of January was devoted to my brand of reality TV, i.e. unrehearsed pro football games: with the wild card games, followed by semifinal games, etc to the Super bowl.
But foot ball season is over, but I have found something even better ---- the presidential primaries. This year the primaries are especially interesting with a rich blend of characters: an African American, a female, who hopes to become a member of a dynasty (after Hillary, why not Bill again – and then eventually Chelsea?), an aging cranky veteran (bring back the movie “Cranky Old Men”), a Mormon (Is a Mormon, a Christian, and what’s this about Lucifer?), an affable born-again Christian, who plays folk music, and does not believe in evolution , and a yuppie, handsome lawyer, born in a mill town and with some very serious and distracting health issues in his family. Wow! Some of the candidates feel entitled to the nomination – some will change their story to fit any particular audience and we have some very impressive speakers and others who are rather shrill and strident. Wow, if this were in a novel, we would think the characters were over drawn, and their actions and dialog unlikely.
Well, as far as the campaign goes, we are already through the wild card games, and going into the semifinals. And there are so many answered questions. When will they go negative? What new trick will be pulled, just before they vote in Texas and Ohio –What attack will be revealed just in time to go before the electorate, but too late to be answered by the one attacked? After delegates are pledged, will some be induced to change their minds? Will secret deals be made to change their minds?
So this has been my source of entertainment, since the end of football season.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Winter in Florida
It is hard for me to believe that I have not written since last October. I will try to give a brief up-to-date on our activities, and then resume a weekly or at least bi-weekly update.
After the Baloon Festival, we went on to Red Bay, Alabama for our yearly visit to give our RV it's "physical". There was nothing major to be done, but lots of little nagging things to be worked out, such as clouded windows, a somewhat stickey slide-out, and, of course, repairing the damage from swerving to far to one side when crossing a very narrow bridge on our trip on the Alaska Highway.
I went to the Mayo Clinic to see if I was a candidate for a coclear implant. Although my hearing has gotten significantly worse, it is still not quite (but almost) bad enough. We anticipate that I will have a cochlear implant next fall.
From the Clinic in Jacksonville, we went on to Northen Florida, where I visited my sister and neice, and then on to our "winter quarters" at John Prince County Park in Lake Worth, Florida. This is a very pleasant park, and quite a large one. A portion of the park is allocated for RVs. but there is a large section with a golf course, playing fields, several playgrounds, and walking trails. The park is arranged around a rather large lake, and is close enough to the coast to enjoy the cool ocean breezes and weather. We are fortunate in that the maximum stay is 100 days,, allowing one to stay most of the winter. This is especially nice for us, since our son's family lives three or four miles away.
Time seems to be passing quickly this winter. I went to virginia to spend Christmas with my son, and to Inverness, FL to visit my sister and neice. It has been a somewhat grim winter -- two very sad deaths in the family.
We will be leaving here in a couple of weeks. Our plans are a little vague. We will visit my sister again, and return to Mayo Clinic for our annual physicals. Then we will probably head toward Texas. we are thinking about going to Big Bend National park in April.
After the Baloon Festival, we went on to Red Bay, Alabama for our yearly visit to give our RV it's "physical". There was nothing major to be done, but lots of little nagging things to be worked out, such as clouded windows, a somewhat stickey slide-out, and, of course, repairing the damage from swerving to far to one side when crossing a very narrow bridge on our trip on the Alaska Highway.
I went to the Mayo Clinic to see if I was a candidate for a coclear implant. Although my hearing has gotten significantly worse, it is still not quite (but almost) bad enough. We anticipate that I will have a cochlear implant next fall.
From the Clinic in Jacksonville, we went on to Northen Florida, where I visited my sister and neice, and then on to our "winter quarters" at John Prince County Park in Lake Worth, Florida. This is a very pleasant park, and quite a large one. A portion of the park is allocated for RVs. but there is a large section with a golf course, playing fields, several playgrounds, and walking trails. The park is arranged around a rather large lake, and is close enough to the coast to enjoy the cool ocean breezes and weather. We are fortunate in that the maximum stay is 100 days,, allowing one to stay most of the winter. This is especially nice for us, since our son's family lives three or four miles away.
Time seems to be passing quickly this winter. I went to virginia to spend Christmas with my son, and to Inverness, FL to visit my sister and neice. It has been a somewhat grim winter -- two very sad deaths in the family.
We will be leaving here in a couple of weeks. Our plans are a little vague. We will visit my sister again, and return to Mayo Clinic for our annual physicals. Then we will probably head toward Texas. we are thinking about going to Big Bend National park in April.
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