It is again VETERANS DAY and I wish to say thank you to all the service men and women who help to keep us a free nation. All are important, but those of WW11 that are still living, many thanks for the chance that you gave our country to have the freedom we so enjoy.

We have been out and about for a couple of weeks. Headed for Laughlin where I spent the allotted gambling money. Alas they are the winner again this time but next time will be mine. It is a change for a few hours from the ususal things we do. The food was good and some friends that we have not seen this year came down from Las Vegas, where they spend the winter, to spend the day with us. Thanks Vern & Betty Lou. It was good to see you.

Headed up to Bagdad where we saw Jan & Jim and played a few games of Pegs & Jokers. A good time was had by all. I do think the girls beat the guys. Better luck next time guys. The weather was pretty cold at night but nice a warm in the daytime.

It is the friends you have in life that make living worth while. We are lucky because when someone can not come to see us we still have the driving skills and the freedom to go see them. It would be a sad world if you could not keep in touch with the friends you have met along life's path. I think that if all we had to do was watch TV and the sad happening's that go on in the world we would be very jaded. It seems as tho the only news is bad news.

Annie Murry sang a song called "No Good News Today" There was a lot more truth than fiction in the text of that song. As a person gets older so many live in a more narrowing circle. There old friends never come to see them anymore and they can not get out to go see them. If only they would embrace the world of computers and just one of the new tecnologys know as skype they could talk and see there old and new friends while being confined to there home.

Remember when we though no way, when the comic Dick Tracy came out with a wrist watch you could see the other person. Life has really come along way since
the 1940's.

It is rather scary to think I would lose all contack with the many friends and aquaintences we have made in our life. It is something you do have to keep at or it all dissappears. We are so fortunate to be able to still get out and about. But let us not forget the ones that are not so fortunate. Call someone once a day and just say hello.

It is good to be back in Quartzsite. We love to get away but that just makes coming home that much better.