Happy Happy Joy Joy

What a gorgeous day it was! If you didn't get out, it sucks to be you.

My 15th year gift from the John arrived today. (I'm surprised that everything was there)
I took some request pics for out of state people, which made me feel good to help them out.

I'm going to head South tomorrow, to do a little country drinking around a campfire & then drown some worms Sunday.



Here is what I picked, when I finished putting it together. I'll put this away & use it on our next guys trip to the boonies, if we can get the timing right.

Walter Cronkite dies at 92

Cronkite died at 7:42 p.m. with his family by his side at his Manhattan home after a long illness, CBS vice president Linda Mason said. Marlene Adler, Cronkite's chief of staff, said Cronkite died of cerebrovascular disease.

A lot of the "younger" bloggers, really have no idea who old Walt was, but lets just say, he was known as Mr. news for many years. I remember when he covered the tall ships during the bicentennial celebration back in 76.

And that's the way it is.

Ebo

Went down to the small town of Ebo & transcribed the cemetery where my Great Uncle is buried. That is why I haven't been posting lately, just too busy trying to squeeze in so much.

I'm going to try to do some fishing this weekend (if at all possible)

I had some gal throw a fit, because I posted pictures of my GGG Grandmothers headstone, that she posted on line. (even though it is a state away & no relation to her in the least) I removed the picture, but couldn't get her to post them.

Some people are simply assholes. She was nice as pie, wanting me to join her site in posting pictures, but balked at allowing others to see the headstones at another site.

I try to help anyone I can with pretty much anything I'm able to do. I get upset when others have ulterior motives in their "good deeds" But, you just can't judge others by your morals or standards. If you try, you will be disappointed every time.

Millvina Dean dies at 97; last Titanic survivor

She was about 2 months old when she sailed on the ocean liner in 1912. She, her mother and brother were saved. Her father was among those who went down with the ship.

She died at a nursing home near Southampton, England, the port where she and her family boarded the ship, according to Charles Haas, the president of the Titanic International Society. Her death came on the 98th anniversary of the launching of the Titanic, on May 31, 1911.

This story came out June 1st, but I missed it. I just finished reading Unsinkable: The Full Story (talk about strange timing) Of course, this book is OK, but it is far from the "full" story on this tragic event. I have been studying the sinking for many years & there is quite a lot left out of this book.



Still, it is worth the time involved to read it.





I also just did Circus, by Alistair MacLean:

There isn't much of his that I haven't read & I liked this one as well. I still want to read Ice Station Zebra (saw the movie many times)

Oh to be a kid again

When the simple pleasure of hugging a tree made you happy.

Going over old photos recently has made me melancholy. I look at them & think, what happens to make people change. Why do we lose that spark of life that fills us with wonder? Not everyone loses it, but so many let other things get in the way of enjoying life.

I come into work, smiling & people ask me what am I up to. They figure I did something or know something, when all it really is, is that I'm glad to be alive. I enjoy laying in the grass & watching the clouds, or walking in the woods.

There is a lot to be said for solitude, getting yourself right with your creator. I'm not freaking out, I'm just saying that life is wonderful, even with all the crap that others might throw in your path.

God loves me & I am alright with that!

Every day, I see people suffering at the hospital, and I must say thank you Lord, hundreds of times a day. It opens your eyes to the fact of how blessed one truly is, if they would just see it.

Maybe they just need to hug a tree.

Where have I been?

I have been sooooo busy trying to do ten thousand things, but time certainly is never on our side. (no matter what the stones say)

On the header is a picture of five generations of our clan, taken in 1987, when my great Grandpa was still kicking. The one from the paper, was twenty years later. (time flies by & sucks!)

I have been uploading my database on the tree for the family to gander at & there just isn't enough in the day, ya know?

Just finished...

Another book about the Tsar and family.

I have been thinking about posting about the books I devour, because people really seem to like hearing about them. (for whatever reason) So, The Romanovs: The Final Chapter is worth taking the time to read.

I also just put down The Lost Explorer, written by the guys who found Mallory's body on Everest. This one is a good read as well.

We only have so much time on the Earth to spend our hours, so being picky about reading material can get one obsessed.

I say, screw it, read whatever you get your hands on. In the last week, I put down some terrible fiction & some so so. You never know sometimes.