Ramblings of an Old Fart

Well, it's been a long time again since my last post. So I have a lot I could write, but I'll keep it brief for the short attention span of all the youngsters out there that have grown up with Sesame Street, MTV, and commercial TV!

I lost my job in October and never could find another job, so I retired. One of the few advantages of being so damn old! Only thing that makes it possible is Social Security, Medicare, and VA benefits (especially medication). Meanwhile we are trying to get the house fixed to sell so we can move to a cheaper area in the sticks (out toward Rockford and not on the edges of Chicago). What we should get for this house will pay off the mortgage and enough left to buy a house outright.

The wife and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary on August 31st, now we're looking forward to our 50th!

Our son, who used to be a member of this site (Exodio) and his wife just had their second child, another boy, early Monday morning. This makes our 7th grandchild and 5th grandson. We are truly blessed. Mom and baby are doing great and she had an easy (as is possible) delivery. Three major contractions and POP!, out he came. The doctor had to run through the hospital to make it in time. Our son and wife were there only about an hour and 10 minutes before birth.

Thanks for reading and thanks for being a GREAT online community!!!