Coming out of hibernation...

....blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few more
brain cells, why else would I come back here? Unless of course roff is a
condition similar to alzheimers, it gets worse with age and I sure ain't
gettin any younger. To start with a clean slate, apologies to those who I
might have ****ed off in the past and might do so again in the future.
Lessee, went all the way to California to visit my Navy son, and on the
last day there fell and broke my ankle. This afforded a nearly $2000
visit to the local emergency room (this small Coast Guard base only has a
clinic, no MD) The best part was instead of returning on AMTRAK as
ticketed, I got to fly home on SWA with curb to curb wheel chair service,
board first even before the little kids, heck, even TSA was a pleasant
experience. Going to WallyWorld shopping has been fun too, riding in the
electric cart it's amazing how many ladies offer to help retrieve
something from the shelf, sporting a "cripple" sticker in the windshield
gets me hassle free parking too. I'm seriously considering breaking the
other ankle just so I can drag this fun out a little longer. And, oh
yeah, turned 77 last month so you whippersnappers show a little respect.
Sore ankle and all, I put new tires on the boat trailer, repaired a leaky
pontoon on the WaterSkeeter and took the Merc in for a tune-up. The ice
is out here so it won't be long before I begin pestering the local
bluegills and bass. Planning a trip to Maine this summer to float the
Androscoggin with my fishin' bud up there, gonna rip some smallmouth
lips. OK, consider yourselves caught up whether you wanted it or not.

Frank Church
Fremont, Indiana