This just in…..

The WMBA (Washington Metro Burglar’s Association) in their annual meeting on Chaingang Road has just voted Phil Blackmon’s apartment as their favorite target for 2005.  Back to you Chet..

Our Beautiful Yankee Grandchildren

This is Casey. His Irish heritage shows more than does the other kids'. Faith and begorrah, can't you just see the imp in his eyes?

This is Kelley. He is 13 1/2. Kelley is the daredevil of the family. He once jumped from the attic window, above the 2nd floor, to the roof over the laundry room and then to the ground.


This is Hayley. She is 17 and isn't she gorgeous! Not only is she beautiful, she is smart. She is a talented musician and a singer. She auditioned to sing the national anthem at a Boston Celtics game.

We are very proud of them...even if they are Yankees.

Colin's Woes

Colin is feeling left out since he has no ailments or woes.  Let me just say his eyesight is getting as bad as his breath.  He says his knee hurts and his hip hurts but it doesn’t count unless they are replaced (or about to be).

Sunday December 4th Update

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

I heard from Charlotte that Pat’s surgery did indeed turn up a hernia.  That was a relief!  On top of that, Debbie tells me that Jeff’s visit to the doctor revealed no surprises.  Jeff is as normal as he ever was.

Nancy is recovering nicely from her surgery and Shelley continues to recuperate.

Joyce and I are doing fairly well.  I continue to have significant pain in my shoulders and my sciatica rears up fairly often.  I bought an inversion table on the recommendation of the doctor and that seems to be helping.  For those of you that aren’t familiar with inversion tables, let me explain.  You put these things (They call them gravity boots.) on your legs  at the ankles and then get on the table, which has a pivot in the middle.  By moving your arms over you head, it changes the center of gravity and you start to go head down and feet in the air.  I am inverting about 75-80º.  It is a form of traction.  I think I have stretched to about 6’ 9”.  (Take that, Tony!!!)

We have been invited and are going to Colin and Tam’s for Christmas.  Because of work schedules,  and other commitments, we will go up Christmas Eve and come back late Christmas day.  Joyce’s brother Robert and his family are coming down the following week and Colin and his family will be coming down for at least a day to meet and greet them.  

On the 23rd, Joyce and I are going to Galveston to John Robertson’s wedding.  He is Gloria and Carl Robertson’s son.  John met his bride while he was working at the US Consulate in Sydney, Australia.  

That is about all of the news today.  See you on down the road…