What do you think lies within this vault at The World of Coca Cola?  It's the secret formula of course!

Posing family at International terminal

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Well, here I am awake at the Westin. I can see the control tower on Atlanta airport to the east . It must be a couple miles at least.  Today I will rest at my other hotel downtown also. Then the life of the tourist begins tomorrow.

I though i would post a bit on my Atlanta vacation.  Check back for posts soon. Leave Bham at 12:30 amand drop off the travelers at about 4 am. Then maybe some sleep at Airport Westin

Well, I guess i am now officially an Alabamian or whatever.  I have an apartment lease,  a just acquired Alabama drivers license, and Alabama licecse plates for the car! 

Dodge Caravan turns 50,000

Hey, I noticed that my 2007 Grand Caravan (put into service in February 2007) just turned 50,000 miles. Quite a bit less driving lately than was the miles accumulated with Volvo!  I still have an occasional dream about pulling with Volvo!  But I have enjoyed the last years without adventures with Volvo! 

Vacation in Gulf Shores at Best Deal in Gulf Shores! La Bella Vita!

What a treat! It was my first longer winter absence from the North's cold and snow! It was winter cool but certainly no snow was seen on the Gulf of Mexico. Only the white sand beaches were white ! I spent hours on the condo's balcony sunning myself! The beach was a constantly changing walkway! The backyard tropical area was a refreshing bit of the areas summer in winter! The boat docks provided many hours of bird watching. I will do it again. My condo was named the La Bella Vita by its owner. They post more details on http://www.vrbo.com/196958 where one can find specs, phone numbers, and pictures. I strongly recommend this unit! South facing balconys are not always available but this one has one! I would love to spend some summery time there some day too.

"Graduation" Day Oh my, who would have thought I could graduate from anything at this age? But after a gruelling 23 sessions of walking and cranking and weight lifting I made it! Thanks to some of America's finest PT drill sergeants at DCH I did all by myself with their encouragement and will join them later this year for more torture! Thanks to Kelly and Shirley and Judy who drove me to success!

Question for Us

Today what would Rosa Parks say?

Politics at Its Best!

Almost as bad as picking up ink for Norway in Chicago is the the current Chicago political scene! Blogo rules! It will be fun to watch this one work its way through the silly political system!

Wow! 40 years!

Forty years ago I remember seeing this film. I would say we (the US as a people) have come a long way!

Obama Wins

Its 8:37 and i declare Obama our next President!

HI, Mrs Palin,

I am Resident ofUpper Michigan! It is a small country you might not have had relations with lately. I really think all people who are as vulnerable to French Canadians as you should be banned from running for any political office.

Vote Obama!

One for GI Joe fans !

More Please

In those days of JFK teaching was on my mind and thats what i started by duties by doing. Then in later years of life i concluded my contributing years by making sure the grocery stores had food on their shelves! Now in this Age of Obama I only ask for my share of the social programs to which I contributed. I do in my greed, however, hope i get more like maybe a bailout!

Ha, A pig with red lips

Fighting about a pig with lipstick! I remember when they went for the feed trough! Is that whats happening to Amercan political "heroes". I say ban them all and get some decent folks in to to replace them! How about a discussion about social security or healthcare or some issues related to national security! I laughed when the little boy Rudy asked Bob G why his lips were so red after eating a sno-cone in Davenport! It was so funny for me to connect the two!

Songs or what were they?

If i was borderline, i, after looking at the singer who just "entertained" the republican convention i would be a paid card holding Democrat ASAP.

I remember!

Not often do I get political but I do remember JFK's speech at the convention in those days. Today's speech is historically equal or better!

Really. is it?

As I ponder the news from Russia and Georgia and South whatever and Obama and whoever it is making another try to be a v.p and personal name calling attacks by some who still need to realize what life is really about, I concede. There will never be peace here on earth even though!

Delivery Fee???

Sorry about not blogging here for awhile but i have been entremely "busy". LOL. anyway i felt obligated to write today to show you what i have been doing as per "baybay's' demonstration and per the Schwans man's addition a DOLLAR to my box of fish as a "delivery charge"! HUH??

As Close to Socialized Medicine as I Will Get

Today marked that special day in my life! My health care is now in the hands of the Medicare System and the Office of Retirement Services of the State of Michigan! Sounds great doesn't it!
Well lets say we will try it out tomorrow with our new shipment of poison and next week at the ACU. Soon we will get our scripts filled and see how that part works as well. I do know that the cost of the new coverage is not cheap! If one figures in a dollar value (equal to Medicare B that we have deducted from our monthly checks) for Medicare A which is supposedly free my total healthcare insurance is about 20 percent more costly than the private plan I was on lately! So much for socialized savings! Wish me lots of luck with the systems! The coverage comes in handy lately!

Hey, It's 60!

I woke up this morning and while getting my coffee ready I heard what sounded like some kids noisy pickup outside! Then I realized it was coming from across the highway from the motorcycle shop! It must now be officially spring! Yup, sure enough bikes were out on display and the place had lookers a plenty! Noisy little bastards! Anyway, about 11am it was so inviting sunshine wise that i took the 25 minute walk over to Hardee's for a cup of coffee! I even took off my cap to sun the bare spot up there! One has to work on that so it doesn't burn later! Maybe I'll spread some sunscreen up there and take another walk! And it's funny how that sun and all makes me want a new summer jacket!

How Time Flies

Here we are in the final hours of March! Wow! Where did the past 4 weeks go? I guess they passed unnoticed into history. I've been putting up with the miserable climate of cool nights and not much better days. If we get to 40 I rush out for a walk! I like to see the sun pushing back the snow banks at least on the north side of the streets. Some sidewalks for what they are worth are appearing too. Strange what the melting snows uncover! Yesterday I saw a lost bike, a few hubcaps, and other odds and ends! Come on lets get on with spring with some nice sun and nice temps and a few crocus and daffodils!

Well It is Gone!

Here we are in the final hours of February! Summer is almost here! It was so ugly cold today that I took a nap instead of going to Walmart to excercise! The winter hibernation didnt cause me to loose any fat! I think I might have put some on! For spring and summer my goal is to drop the other 15 pounds and put me at the right mass for my height! That of course will require less fast food and more slow food! Slow food is stuff one has to chew like raw carrots and celery.
Well anyway enough of that! I should report that yesterday we used my new Bard Access System for the second time! Sounds like something one would need to get into the White House or somewhere like that huh! Actually its a "port" buried just beneath the skin in my chest on the right side and is connected to a tube going on to my juglar. The "port" is accessed with a needle poked through the skin and through the membrane of the skin side of the device and the dope is then fed though it rather than a vein in my hand! So much handier it is! It would be nice if they would sell food that could be fed directly to the bloodstream and I wouldn't have to eat anymore! Just go to Olive Garden and order up some contrived Italian concoction and inject it! Would save a lot of time! It could be bought from the drive though as a mobile injectable too! Well this is getting down right stupid now but one can dream right?
Enough for now!

Amateur Poet I Am I Am!

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