Loaded the truck Tuesday, moved Wed. bought dog Sat.,
took pictres Yesterday, Tues., AND THEY SAID IT COULDN'T
BE DONE!
RHD
P.S. Merry Christmas

Marge and I arrived in Tallahassee Wed. after a hectic week of last minute rushing to make our move after only about a week to get ready. However, the move went very successfully! We arrived at our new home in Westminster, Tallahassee, on Wed, and moved in Thurs.You have never see so many boxes!
We now have them 90% unloaded, Sat. night. It would have been impossible without my wonderfl daughter's help! She has worked like a demon to get us settled. And guess what, we found,and bought, a dog today!
He's a 6 year old American Eskimo, and he's already family. Picture to follow.
I am using my new Dell laptop, with Vista. Quite a change! HARD!
More to follow

old pictre to find blog again

Yesterday was a red letter day, we accepted an offer on our condominium! Of course more things have to happen before we move, but at least it has all started now. I would like to move by Xmas, but that may be impossible. It looms as a daunting task for an 84 year old man and his
beloved wife who has alzheimers! But with my daughter's help, I believe we will accomplish it by
about Jan. 14 or so. More details as they unfold. We are going toTallahassee,Fl. to the retirement village, Westminster.
RHD

Mortality

Because mainly due to my wife's Alzheimers, I have occasionally contemplated mortality lately.
We worry about where the world is going, what the tax rate will be five years from now, what
we will actually do about global warming etc.
And then I think to myself, in 2-3 years, it's likely that either my wife or me, or both will be dead. And I don't believe we'll be able to "look down" and see how it all turned out.
It should be a scary thought, but somehow it's not! Just makes me want to get to the retirement
village, and a dog soon.
RHD

A few thoughts about my personal philosophy. I consider myself a conservative Republican. But I support stem cell research, I would like to see strong gun control laws, I see no reason for religion to enter politics, I support abortion rights, and I'll think of some more ways I differ from my party.
What I don't agree with, are tax and spend, a socialistic type government, the present anti-war movements, open borders. But I know this country was developed by immigration, and we must find a way to legalize the process. I believe English should be mandatory for citizenship. I believe we are contributing to global warming, even if we are not the primary cause. I want to see our automobile industry really do something about reducing our oil dependency. At present, hybrids are the only answer being practical, and I'm glad to see Detroit finally tackling the problem. I would support big gas tax increase, if it was used to further our energy independance.
Some of this sounds contradictory, but to me, it isn't.
I feel like I should address religion. I was raised a strict Episcopalion, but the war and the holocaust changed my belief in God as it is taught in all churches. Some thing had to be at the beginning, but that was so long ago, I can't imagine anything lasting that long. Also, if God is so loving, how could He or She allow holcausts. Marge now has Alzheimers, and so I am going to
church again, she can't drive. Is this Hypcritical on my part, i don't know.
Anway, a few thoughts, I'll probably add to it after a while
RHD

Every week we brighten the house with these
long stem flowers from Publix. Just a small way
of enjoying life!
RHD

Lois Johnston, if you come back, Deb's URL is pineyflatwoodsgirl@blogspot.com

Last night we were at OPYC for my 84th birthday party!
Who ever expected to live that long!
Yet here we are, celebrating a birthday, and
planning to move to Tallahassee as soon as
we sell our Condo at Old Port Cove, where
we have lived for 14 years. A wonderful
place, but we have to "move on" [ sound familiar?]
RHD

Marge and I at OPYC, 9-14-2007,
my 84th birthday
RHD

The usual bar scene at OPYC,
my birthday

The birthday people at OPYC
9-14-2007

Sunrise seen from our balcony,
Mon. Sept. 10, 2007
Can't do it justice, but blogged
it anyway.
RHD

Below is a picture of the Yacht Privacy, Tiger Woods' boat. I have been trying to get a picture for months. In my view, Tiger is the athlete of the century, and I get to see it from my balcony
What a kick!
RHD

Yacht Privacy

Marge and I have made a major decision. We are going to sell [as soon as possible!]
our condo in Old Port Cove, and move to a retirement village in Tallahassee, Fl.
It's near, about 2 miles, from where our daughter lives, and is in a beautiful setting.
It also offers full assisted living when and if you need it. I hope that's not soon!!
The reasons are plain. I will be 84 in two weeks, and Marge 83 in November.
Marge has memory problems. I can and do take care of all of our day to day needs,
including all the finances. But when and if, Debbie can very ably do this job for us.
We have loved our 14 years here. Our condo looks right out on Lake Worth, and our yacht
club, Old Port Yacht Club, is about 200 yards away. We came here from a canal lot home
on Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Fl. This was wonderful for our last 24, out of about 60
years, of sailing. When I decided I was too old to handle my 43 foot Irwin sailboat [ see below]
is when we moved here to Old Port Cove.
But now I want to take it even easier!
RHD

a not very good view of the house Marge
and I hope to move to in Tallahassee
soon!!
RHD

one of the locals near the basin of the
wacissa river. He lives nearby, and
runs a kayak rental shop. He also keeps
this lawn and paring lot neat. It is the
place where the kayaks are put in the
river.

a scene showing the tree and plank from which swimmers
dive, I think, into a bay of the Wacissa river, one of my
daughter's favorites for kayaking

This picture appeared on the back page of
the Pathfinder, the quarterly publication
of the 459th bomb group, WW II

The upper plane, 7 E, is the one I flew
10 missions in
RHD

Last weekend, Jul.28, 2007, Marge and I decided to visit our much loved
Daughter, Deb, in Tallahassee. One of the reasons was to see how our
new Toyota Carolla, hybrid, performed on the road. The trip was 400
miles each way, and about 50 miles stop and go around Tallahassee.
The results were most satisfying, overall MPG was just over 36 !
I was mighty pleased!
The trip was most satisfying. Marge and Deb spent all day Sat. together.
I had a relaxing day finishing my latest Reacher novel. [author Lee Child]
Sat. Night, Deb cooked and served a most delicious, steak dinner, and
introduced us to one of her good friends from the Kyack world. A delightful
Lady that we immediately took to. Hope we get to see her again.
Below are some of the pictures I took. For some really great pictures,
please see Deb's blog. URL furnished on request.
RHD

Marge and I Have said many times in the
38 years we've lived here, we'd like to go
to Lion Country Safari, Well, today we went.
It was a wonderful 3 hours seeing animals
from all over the world, right at the car
window! They caution you to never open
a window, or leave your car.
We surely obeyed these rules.
The CD they lend you describes all
the animals, but even driving 8 miles an hour,
I couldn't write them all down, so you'll have
to guess!
RHD

Mismatched?

Giraffes

Rhinos! I remember what these are!