Well. An awful lot has happened since the last time I posted something in this blog. I'm retiring from my job (of 26 years). I have mixed feelings about that. But Christ, I look in the mirror and ask myself 'what are you waiting for, an undertaker? ' Jesus Ernie you turn 68 in a week and your surviving two major heart operations, and look the part. Time to cut lose.
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My mother died about three months ago. I wasn't there. I had talked to her the day before and had seen her three months before. She knew I wouldn't be there and so did I. I loved her and I'll miss her. If things hold true to time tables, I should be the next in this family. Curious, you only get one shot and you hope you do it well.

My wife will be retiring soon also and we hope to do a little traveling around during the next couple of years. We are financially prepared for retirement. What an utter surprise. We should be OK unless the government presses start cranking out dollars like there's no tomorrow. Just in case we've started on a quest to acquire a couple hundred ounces of silver bullion rounds. If the dollar takes a severe hit silver should hit at least $100 per ounce. We've been shopping silver for about three weeks now and currently have twenty ounces. We can only afford about twenty ounces a month.

The other major new thing in my life is the fact of loving my daughter and grandsons. Love's a funny thing, you generally associate it with a man and woman, you know "falling in love", but actually you can begin to love new arrivals in your life also. It's like finding a room in your heart you never knew existed and you just hope it's OK to be there. I sometimes question whether I have the right to be there, being the kind of father I've been. It's hard to explain and there's absolutely no short explanation.

Well, that's about it for now. I'll be back.