Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Tomorrow will be the fifth anniversary of an event that changed the whole direction of my life. Back in 2020, just before COVID-19 closed down elective surgeries in hospitals across the nation, I was scheduled for a hip reconstruction. This was not classified as a replacement, a quite common procedure, butContinue reading “Looking Back”
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A Long Flight
Saturday, February 15th, 2025 A lot happens in February. Firstly, on the 9th of this month, I completed a flight of approximately 40.2 billion miles. That is the number of miles the earth has circled the sun during my 69 years. One more year and I will cross the threshold of 70, truly old age.Continue reading “A Long Flight”
Winter Visit
Thursday, February 6th, 2025 I returned 2 days ago from my winter visit to Michigan. There I spent a couple of days with my son and his girlfriend and her 2 children. I also spent a few days with my friends. I have 2 very good friends that are sisters. They are immigrants from IndiaContinue reading “Winter Visit”
January In The Desert
January 26th, 2025 I am nearing the end of the first month of 2025. There are a few activities here near Quartzsite, Arizona each January. This is the peak for visitors (campers) to the area. While taking my walks around the Long Term Visitor Area (LTVA), I notice that in some places the camping rigsContinue reading “January In The Desert”
Last Time
December 31st, 2024 There is a four letter word that you find yourself saying more and more when getting old. The word is “LAST”. For example, today is the LAST day of 2024. The reason I think about that, is you start to wonder how many LAST days of a year will I see? Also,Continue reading “Last Time”
A Holiday
December 24th, 2024 Today is my 68th Christmas Eve. I am camped out in the Sonoran Desert of southwest Arizona. It is warm here. My relatives and friends are elsewhere, so I am alone again this year for the holiday. Last year, I was in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota with my mother and sister. That wasContinue reading “A Holiday”
One Month Gone
December 1st, 2024 November is gone. The Thanksgiving holiday is over. Campers will now start to pour into the Quartzsite, Arizona area. According to the Chamber of Commerce, the visitors and residents in town will grow from the summer low of 2,400 to over a million. It does not seem there are that many, asContinue reading “One Month Gone”
Los Algodones
November 13th, 2024 Today, I made my first trip of the season to Mexico. The drive started at 7 a.m. and took me down Highway 95, past the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, the Yuma U.S. Army Proving Grounds, and through the northern edge of Yuma, Arizona. After crossing the Colorado River, in this area moreContinue reading “Los Algodones”
Quartzsite
October 27th, 2024 I made it to my destination for the winter, or at least some part of the winter. The spot I was camped 2 years ago was unoccupied, so I set up there. The people across from me are the same ones who were here back in 2023. Other than that, my friendsContinue reading “Quartzsite”
Valley of Fire
October 24th, 2024 I left Bryce Canyon at 6:30 a.m. with a morning temperature of 26 degrees. I descended to the town of Panguitch, jiggled north to Highway 20 and crested the divide above the Sevier River Valley and hit Interstate 15. By the time I made it to Cedar City, the temperature had risenContinue reading “Valley of Fire”
Starting All Over 