Well we slept in again until 6:30 ish to start the day as I was in no hurry. I was meeting up with three other players from our Rec. and car pool down to this new facility at 8:30. I did my normal or usual routines of a few quiet moments and then the posting of this ramble before a breakfast of an apple and a bowl of raisin bran. I knew I would need some extra calories on the court as this was much like tournament play. Today I will miss play all together but will head over to the Rec. in Pinellas Park on Friday with all A players for a grueling couple of hours. I'm not sure if I'm losing any of the spare tire but I'm feeling like I'm finally achieving some fitness and more stamina. I got back around 11:30 and headed for the gardens to set the sprinkler.
Amy, GG and Eliza Faye came for a lunch of salad and sandwiches. I finished the leftover spiral cut ham on a wrap and a small salad. Afterwards I took GG to see her financial broker at the bank and learned he is from my neck of the woods in Virginia. She needed info for her tax man. It seems Pap was a small investor in all kinds of stocks and after he passed GG needed to consolidate many of his holdings into a manageable account at one bank. This broker seems like he knows what he is doing and is helpful with seeing that she is financially solvent in her advanced age. I took her home and did a few small chores for her before heading home.
Nancy and I spent the afternoon reading as she is into the new Nickolas Sparks book and I'm into a true crime read about the murder of a 14 year old girl in Vancouver, Canada in 1997 titled UNDER THE BRIDGE by Rebecca Godfrey. The social unrest among our youth is unreal as she explores the underlying mores of this generation. The country is reaping the results when GOD is taken out of the social fabric that once gave us as humans compassion and love for one another. It's distressing to see this happening with young teenagers many of whom are just coming into puberty.
I pulled several carrots from the garden and along with fresh steamed cabbage also from the garden, I grilled a bone-in pork chop loaded with fresh rosemary for our supper. Yikes was that ever some fine eatin'. After the cleanup I settled into the Fox News where many of the candidates were being interviewed in a town hall setting and I must admit Cruz seems to be gaining some momentum with the folks. I also switched over at times to watch the Democrats in their debate and Hillary is such a consummate liar and so full of herself that I can barely watch her. Bernie is out there but does bring up some good points about the corrupt inside the "beltway government" that does business with disregard for the country and the middle class. I fear for my grandchildren if either of these two get elected. I fear for our nation as whole if we don't get some strong leadership on foreign affairs, get the country back to working again and away from big government socialist ideology. We need to bring back the influence of our Judeo-Christian principles, vet those who want to be in politics and secure us from those radical jihadist of Islam, LATER
