We like to think of our country as the foremost peaceloving country in the history
of the world. But are we? In my lifetime (I'm 86),I have been influenced by WW I,
WW II. Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Afghanistan, Iraq, it never stops. I love my country, and indeed I flew 44 missions in WWII.
Add our passion for fire arms, compare our murder statistics with the rest of the world. I submit: we are an extremely war like nation.
I have no solution.
RHD
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
The years go by!
When we moved to Fl. and I went to work for Merrill, I got entranced with the idea of the computer. I bought my first about 1973. DOS was about all there was!
I put my accounts and prospects on it in files, and began to shower my sec. with labels and ideas on paper! They were my entry to the computer world. I'm now on about my 11th computer, and I just bought an I-pad! What a machine!
I bought it more or less just for reading books, and for this it is fabulous. I can't read small print any more and this is just right.Finding and downloading books is a cup of tea. But I'm finding the machine will do much more. It is rigged for wi fi, and any place with wi-fi, and there are lots of them, the machine becomes a small computer. It is easy to use, but I have to learn all it's features. What a kick for an old man! It's a new life!
More later as I learn it's ins and outs!
RHD
I put my accounts and prospects on it in files, and began to shower my sec. with labels and ideas on paper! They were my entry to the computer world. I'm now on about my 11th computer, and I just bought an I-pad! What a machine!
I bought it more or less just for reading books, and for this it is fabulous. I can't read small print any more and this is just right.Finding and downloading books is a cup of tea. But I'm finding the machine will do much more. It is rigged for wi fi, and any place with wi-fi, and there are lots of them, the machine becomes a small computer. It is easy to use, but I have to learn all it's features. What a kick for an old man! It's a new life!
More later as I learn it's ins and outs!
RHD
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
After an exciting day at Westminter Oaks
Note my ever vigilant guard dog asleep
on the couch, which she regards as her
own.
RHD
on the couch, which she regards as her
own.
RHD
Monday, March 15, 2010
Alzheimer's disease
If anyone who reads this is being faced with the job of caretaker, a few thoughts.
If it will involve someone you truly love, as I do my wife, it's better and worse than you think. Short term memory virtually disappears. You will be asked the same questions over and over. Is my mother still alive? No, she died 35 years ago, How's myDad? He died 3 years before your Mother. I have to write my friend, Marge Van?
She died 5 years ago. Has Lynn Stedman said when he's coming to visit us? We went to his funeral 20 years ago. How is my mother? It never stops
But if she, or he, was a church goer [mine was], she'll surprise you by singing all the hymns correctly. If you shared a true love,it can really get bad.
She'll tell you how much she loves you 20 times,or more, a day. But as she goes deeper and deeper there, she'll cuss you out also. The saving grace, she won't remember it 5 minutes later.
General health is an ongoing problem. My strength has virtually disappeared, and Marge's has too. This leads to falls, and you wonder which one will cause a serious break leading to death. and believe me this is how most elderly people like us cash in.
It helps a little to complain a little and now I have to leave and supervise changing the depends.
RHD
If anyone who reads this is being faced with the job of caretaker, a few thoughts.
If it will involve someone you truly love, as I do my wife, it's better and worse than you think. Short term memory virtually disappears. You will be asked the same questions over and over. Is my mother still alive? No, she died 35 years ago, How's myDad? He died 3 years before your Mother. I have to write my friend, Marge Van?
She died 5 years ago. Has Lynn Stedman said when he's coming to visit us? We went to his funeral 20 years ago. How is my mother? It never stops
But if she, or he, was a church goer [mine was], she'll surprise you by singing all the hymns correctly. If you shared a true love,it can really get bad.
She'll tell you how much she loves you 20 times,or more, a day. But as she goes deeper and deeper there, she'll cuss you out also. The saving grace, she won't remember it 5 minutes later.
General health is an ongoing problem. My strength has virtually disappeared, and Marge's has too. This leads to falls, and you wonder which one will cause a serious break leading to death. and believe me this is how most elderly people like us cash in.
It helps a little to complain a little and now I have to leave and supervise changing the depends.
RHD
Friday, January 22, 2010
some thoughts on prejudice
When I was a young teenager in Detroit in the 30s The whole city reeked of it, and we didn't realize it!My Mother,and all of her friends hired live in maids for
$10/ week, thur. and every other Sun. off.
They were referred to as Darkies when we thought about it. But casually, especially by us kids, as coons, wooly bugers,spades, and of course NIGGERS. Why not, everybody did it Jews were Hebes,Christ killers,etc. In the 30s, CentraL High was virtually
100 % Jewish. When we played football against them, We sang "Issie, Iky, aby Sam, we are the boys who eat no Ham, now we don 't care for fancy dishes, we just want Gefulta Fishes. Yay Central
Most of us didn't know about the Jim Crow laws. Father Coughlin spewed his hate every Sun. night on radio until Pope Pius 12 shut him off.
The purpose of this is to get you to realize how widespread nad pervasive it was I began to realize how awful it was when we began to learn about the Holocaust after the war.It turned me completly around on my prejudices, and also religion. See below
I think it is beyonsd understanding to the 2 generations younger than mine.
I PRAY IT IS
RHD
$10/ week, thur. and every other Sun. off.
They were referred to as Darkies when we thought about it. But casually, especially by us kids, as coons, wooly bugers,spades, and of course NIGGERS. Why not, everybody did it Jews were Hebes,Christ killers,etc. In the 30s, CentraL High was virtually
100 % Jewish. When we played football against them, We sang "Issie, Iky, aby Sam, we are the boys who eat no Ham, now we don 't care for fancy dishes, we just want Gefulta Fishes. Yay Central
Most of us didn't know about the Jim Crow laws. Father Coughlin spewed his hate every Sun. night on radio until Pope Pius 12 shut him off.
The purpose of this is to get you to realize how widespread nad pervasive it was I began to realize how awful it was when we began to learn about the Holocaust after the war.It turned me completly around on my prejudices, and also religion. See below
I think it is beyonsd understanding to the 2 generations younger than mine.
I PRAY IT IS
RHD
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
My thoughts on religion:
I was raised inthe Episcopalion religion. I was an accolyte at about 11 or 12 years of age.I carried the cross with the choir. I went to an Episocpal camp for 3 summers' I was confirmed at age 13. Then why am I now an agnostic? I believed in an all powerful and benevolent God.
I began to doubt when I realized how terrible the holocaust was. How could a benevolent, and all powerful God allow this. Then I began to have other doubts. The bible seems to portray our history as one of a few thousand years. But science shows us a history of unimaginable duration. The mumber of Stars, and Planets is beyond count. How could one God supervise this vast kingdom.
If all relogions on our earth believe their right, then all the rest must be wrong.
But the vast numbers are the hardest for me to equate to "our faith" As I write this, another tragrdy involving completely innocent children among others,is happening in Haiti. Why would God as we portray him allow this?
One more thought that somehow belongs in this treatis. We believe our country to be peace loving. But almost all of my 86 years, we've been involved in one kind or aother WAR,
But yes, there has to be a start somehow, I just don't believe we have it right!!
I was raised inthe Episcopalion religion. I was an accolyte at about 11 or 12 years of age.I carried the cross with the choir. I went to an Episocpal camp for 3 summers' I was confirmed at age 13. Then why am I now an agnostic? I believed in an all powerful and benevolent God.
I began to doubt when I realized how terrible the holocaust was. How could a benevolent, and all powerful God allow this. Then I began to have other doubts. The bible seems to portray our history as one of a few thousand years. But science shows us a history of unimaginable duration. The mumber of Stars, and Planets is beyond count. How could one God supervise this vast kingdom.
If all relogions on our earth believe their right, then all the rest must be wrong.
But the vast numbers are the hardest for me to equate to "our faith" As I write this, another tragrdy involving completely innocent children among others,is happening in Haiti. Why would God as we portray him allow this?
One more thought that somehow belongs in this treatis. We believe our country to be peace loving. But almost all of my 86 years, we've been involved in one kind or aother WAR,
But yes, there has to be a start somehow, I just don't believe we have it right!!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
It slowly gets a little worse. Marge cannot do much for herself now except to go to bed! We have been so lucky to have met the Davissons, Cas and Marilyn.
they play bridge with us every Thur. It's a real chore now. MARGE can't sort her hands, revokes, and the dummy has to correct the errors. Her bidding is impossible to
read. These are the reasoins why the duplicate club asked us to quit. it was a real blow to Marge when this happened, but now she hardly remembers about it. Deb has been a real God send, and takes her with her on most Sat. and Sun. Because of this, I have been able to play Duplicut with Cas at least every other sun. with quite a lot of success!
There, I've unloaded some, and it feels good.
RHD
they play bridge with us every Thur. It's a real chore now. MARGE can't sort her hands, revokes, and the dummy has to correct the errors. Her bidding is impossible to
read. These are the reasoins why the duplicate club asked us to quit. it was a real blow to Marge when this happened, but now she hardly remembers about it. Deb has been a real God send, and takes her with her on most Sat. and Sun. Because of this, I have been able to play Duplicut with Cas at least every other sun. with quite a lot of success!
There, I've unloaded some, and it feels good.
RHD
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Westminster again proved to us how good they are!
The pictures below are from The Residents Only
Christmas party
There were two on successive nights for those of
us living in houses, and held in the new Mcguire
center. There were 140 people at each night's party.
Reinforces the good fortune we had to pick this
for our retirement!
Bob Dodd
The pictures below are from The Residents Only
Christmas party
There were two on successive nights for those of
us living in houses, and held in the new Mcguire
center. There were 140 people at each night's party.
Reinforces the good fortune we had to pick this
for our retirement!
Bob Dodd
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Below are a few recent pics.
first is one of Marge and Hobo
lounging the morning out !
Next are a couple fron St. Marks again,
one of our fabprite watering holes.
Then one of Marge and Mariline Davison
at the birthday party given once a month
to Westminster residents when their
birthday is during the breakfast month,
one a month.
first is one of Marge and Hobo
lounging the morning out !
Next are a couple fron St. Marks again,
one of our fabprite watering holes.
Then one of Marge and Mariline Davison
at the birthday party given once a month
to Westminster residents when their
birthday is during the breakfast month,
one a month.
Friday, December 04, 2009
It's been a long time since I blogged. Seems like I'm busier all the time.
That.'s the life of a caregiver! It's slow, but inevitable. Marge is basically healthy,
which almost makes it worse.
Oh well, the picture is of
Trixie, Deb's dog, a plaster door stop! , and Klondike,
the dog we had to get rid of when she started in to nipping Marge. If you look back in the blog, you'll see pics of Hobo, our wonderful dog.
I'll put some more stuff soon.
RHD
That.'s the life of a caregiver! It's slow, but inevitable. Marge is basically healthy,
which almost makes it worse.
Oh well, the picture is of
Trixie, Deb's dog, a plaster door stop! , and Klondike,the dog we had to get rid of when she started in to nipping Marge. If you look back in the blog, you'll see pics of Hobo, our wonderful dog.
I'll put some more stuff soon.
RHD
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