Shelter in place

It has been a couple of weeks since I began again to share this blog, five years older and maybe a little wiser. My time now is spent trying to fill the long hours of "Shelter in place" confinement. That term is a new one I wish I had never heard. Never in my lifetime has the government been this onerous. Reminds me of those 1940s movies about life in Europe just before World War II.

I heard yesterday that golf courses will open next week. That was music to my ears. Then today I was told that my course would be allowing no carts and twosomes only. That leaves me out. People have gone crazy.

When we are not staying home the "government" wants us to walk around looking like Billy the Kid.

 

50 Years plus

I recently have been sharing photos I have taken over many years. My sister returned the favor yesterday.

This first one from over 50 years ago on my wedding day.

This next one from just 4 years ago at our 50th Anniversary party.

And finally to this last one. Our kids, their spouses, grandkids and us. Pretty cool. 

Cell phones III

When we last spoke on this subject I was heading out that day to purchase a Samsung Galaxy S5. Well I did, and it served me well for over 4 years. After thousands of hours of talk, texts, and photos the S5 died. It was a really fine device. So to is the replacement, another Samsung Galaxy the S9.

About the same size but with a faster processor, better battery, larger memory and storage not to mention a slightly higher price tag.

These days a cell phone is treated like another appendage, or like an American Express card (Don't leave home without it). And we don't, leave home without it.

It is funny to see all those old movies where the good guy or gal has to stop along the way to use the phone booth to call for help. Or to grab their clunky camera and develop the film roll to share that important photo of the critical evidence. 

From beyond the Grave II

My first post (from-beyond-grave) on this subject could have had you thinking it must be a faze I was passing thru and that it soon would end. Well, not so. In fact some would say it's gotten worse. 

In the six years since then, my tallies have grown to over 13,000 memorials created and over 60,000 photos added. Mostly around my home, but many in other places like Indiana and Florida. Even during this time of social distancing it is possible.

Not only do I add photos, but with most I add the GPS location, which links to a map if want to visit the grave like the one above.

You might have noticed the larger size of print in this post. Since none of us is getting any younger I thought it was a good idea.

It has been a long time friends.

As I sit here to begin this post, all of the USA is dealing with the Corona-virus. So with little else to do I rediscover my blog. Looking out my front window for the past few weeks I have seen winter loosening it's grip and spring  taking over.

 Just this morning I watched 2 inches of snow melt off the neighbor's roof across the way. The snow came early yesterday and was gone by noon today.



It looks like some of the restrictions of the virus shutdown will be loosened soon. I hope we get back to near normal ASAP.







In the meantime thank goodness for the internet and all the things available to watch and read. Like my You-Tube truck drivers. They have lots of road videos to watch including live footage while they drive throughout this country delivering all manner of things.


The truck driver I watch the most.  <<< Click on that to go to his videos.


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