"The World is Flat"

This is a book by Thomas L. Friedman and is very, very good. It should be read by all young people and the parents of young people. There is a wealth of knowledge in this book and it centers around how the work forces in the world will be affected by the new Globalization, (Flattening of the world). It is a must read.

Could Happen

Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions in the seventh largest country in the world, Mexifornia formally known as California.
White minorities still trying to have English recognized as Mexifornia's third language.
Spotted Owl plague threatens northwestern United States crops and livestock.
Baby conceived naturally, scientists stumped.
Couple petitions court to reinstate heterosexual marriage.
Last remaining Fundamentalist Muslim dies in the American Territory of theMiddle East (formerly known as Iran, Afghanistan, Syria and Lebanon).
Iraq still closed off; physicists estimate it will take at least 10 more years before radioactivity decreases to safe levels.
France pleads for global help after being taken over by Jamaica.
Castro finally dies at age 112; Cuban cigars can now be imported legally,but President Chelsea Clinton has banned all smoking.
George Z. Bush says he will run for President in 2036.
Postal Service raises price of first class stamp to $17.89 and reduces mail delivery to Wednesdays only.
85-year, $75.8 billion study: Diet and Exercise is the key to weight loss.
Average weight of Americans drops to 250 lbs.
Japanese scientists have created a camera with such a fast shutter speed, they now can photograph a woman with her mouth shut.
Massachusetts executes last remaining conservative.
Supreme Court rules punishment of criminals violates their civil rights.
Average height of NBA players now nine feet, seven inches.
New federal law requires that all nail clippers, screwdrivers, fly swattersand rolled-up newspapers must be registered by January 2036.
Congress authorizes direct deposit of formerly illegal political-contributions to campaign accounts.
Capitol Hill intern indicted for refusing to have sex with congressman.
IRS sets lowest tax rate at 75 percent.
Florida voters still having trouble with voting machines.

Just another perfect day in Paradise

Well the shuttle never went and they are not sure when it will go, raining every day, and it’s hot and muggy as hell.

Cable went out for a couple of hours yesterday and I was forced to get up and do something. Can you believe it? I am currently reading a couple of books but I won’t bother telling you much about them as no one has even commented on the suggestions I made before i.e., these books are trash, or why do you read such crap? Not a word I tell you. Maybe all my friends and family don’t read, you can never tell. Or, maybe my choices are so bad they don’t want to tell me because they are being nice to me. I know that’s it, boy that’s such a load off my mind.

Shuttle today

Things are going well and I feel great. Hope the same for all of you. Space shuttle looks like it will be going today and so I will watch it on TV but if I go outside I can also see the flames as it goes up. It is pretty amazing to watch. A friend suggested we go over and watch it up close but I had too many things going on for that.

The weather here is rainy everyday. Now we have a new Hurricane to watch named “Emily”. That’s my grand daughter’s name and I know I will love it. (Is that sick or what)?

The FIRST hurrican of the season.

To all my friends and family still living in the north, the hurricane did little or no damage to our neck of the woods. We had lots of rain and some heavy winds but it didn’t effect us much at all.

For those of you interested in my health and how it is going I will say I feel great but I am concerned about the total picture. They have found a small dark spot on my brain and between January and June it got larger but not by much. They are going to look at it again. It could be the results of a mild stroke in the past that went unnoticed or even a fall or accident of some kind. I will let you know in a few weeks.

One of my doctors has told me that if the cancer on my lung is not entirely gone he can go in through my rib cage and cut out whatever may be left. He is ordering tests to look at that in a week.
That’s about all there is going on down here. I hope all of you are doing great. Let me know

Happy fourth of July

Is everybody Happy? I sure hope so. Yesterday we had a birthday party for my youngest grand daughter Emily and she had a ball. She said she got all the things she wanted. I wonder how that happened?

Chris has finished his moving and it seemed to never end. Well I am sure he'll be putting things away for awhile.

I don't believe we'll be coming north this month. I don't feel ready for a trip like that just yet.

Chris and Tina are going to Greece so maybe in a month or so.

I couldn't feel better and I am getting out and doing things more and I have even started working out on my treadmill. I am going to try to get back to normal. (for me that is) for those of you who would have commented about that remark, I beat you to it.. haha.

Tim and Angela have bought new furniture and a big HD TV. Looks great. His lawn is a little less than green but he is working hard to fix that. Angela got a new car. (a Toyota) I believe it is too small for her to carry her Kayak around, this may prove interesting because she is ardent about her Kayaking and she likes fishing too. Chris has gone with her once and I believe I heard him tell her yesterday maybe he would go again. She likes to go in the water near the dolphins and also into Tampa Bay. I believe I will take the girls for a day and give her a break. Maybe we'll go see a movie and stop for pizza.

Delay in Plans

I have decided not to travel north for a couple of months as there are other things I must do at this time.

I will try to make the trip around Labor day.

All is well here except it's been raining every day. All the retention ponds are full and the summer has just started.

Chris has moved all but his bike and birds. He will do that tomorrow. He hired a couple of guys out of the local labor pool and ended up getting a couple of homeless guys who work day labor. His comment on my previous post will fill you in about that experience.

Thanks again for those great emails that you all send me. My friend Kelly in New York City just returned from Europe (the dog) and I do envy her. Wish I could make a trip like that myself one of these days. I am going to try. I feel good enough but I want to get through this summer and then I will decide where I want to go. It's hot as hell here and with the rain it's is more than humid. I am staying inside somewhere all the time. I don't enjoy outdoors in the summer months.

It's Emily's birthday today and we are getting together tomorrow to celebrate. I'll talk with all of you again soon.