Still here!

Three of the "Girls"

July 4th was the second anniversary of the onset of the symptoms which eventually lead to the diagnosis of my pancreatic cancer. Though I experience almost constant indigestion (belch!), I am content and enjoying my life among family and friends.

I sold the house in Sedona which provides me with the means to pursue my "bucket list". My brother and his wife continue to tolerate the neighborly presence of my fifth wheel in their front yard. Romeo is my constant companion and source of solace.

I receive visitors--most recently, Jane McHan, who was visiting her brother who lives nearby. I'm busy: I mow the six-acre lawn and just completed construction on a secure home for our new brood of eight Rhode Island Red hens. No eggs yet, but they are a delight to watch as they go about their peculiar chicken ways.

All things considered, due in no small part to your continuing support, life is good.

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Justice...?

OMG! George Zimmerman is free! How did this happen?

What a pity Trayvon Martin didn't kill Zimmerman with his "sidewalk weapon". Martin, a seventeen year-old boy, was stalked by an adult male with a handgun.  Surely he had the right to defend himself and would have been exonerated by Florida's "Stand your Ground" provision. Justice would have been served. 

Our economy is broken. Our government is broken. Our criminal justice system is broken. How long before we admit that the proud U.S.A. is a failed nation?

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