There are no surprises here; as the year 2020 comes to an end I am very grateful for two very important things: Health and Love! Just in case you have just woken up from a deep sleep, one in which you have missed most of the year 2020, health has been a big issue. I…

Tomorrow, around the world, people will be celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Most of these people believe that he is the son of God or that he was God in a human form. That he was the messiah that is spoken of in the Torah/ Old Testament bible. This belief is pretty much the…

Today marks the passing of another year in my life and the beginning of a new year. There is so much in my life that I am truly grateful for. Even with the Corona Virus pandemic and all of the changes that it has brought; and even with all of the changes this past year…

Today I am grateful that my brother and I have chosen to keep each other accountable. There are things that I should be doing or getting done that will truly make my life easier and better. If I did not have them listed on my weekly accountability, they may not get done. So I list…

These past four months have been full of travel. Today I am home. I am home with no plans to be traveling any where for at least another three weeks or so. I am very grateful for the new home, my love for the occupants and the time to just relax a little while we…

Back on August 27th I started a class in Boat handling and Seamanship; I believe that I have written about this several times. Today was the last day of the class. I had to take two written tests today; one was on Boat Rescue and Safety and the other was on Night-time operations. I aced…

This is being written from my new residence in Arizona. I just finished playing nine holes of golf on the executive course that surrounds this complex. I am extremely happy! This is the begging of a new chapter in my life and I am looking forward to writing it; as well as the rest of…

This evening I was supposed to be navigating my way around Newport Harbor in a small Boston Whaler; this is the night operation portion of the Seamanship class that I am taking. Unfortunately this evening’s class was postponed due to bad air quality. There is another really bad fire burning here in Orange County. So…

Today I am very grateful to be starting a new chapter in my life, accompanied by the beautiful lady that I love! I am very grateful that we have made the first leg of our new journey together safe and sound. Now it has been a long day of driving and running around…so I am…

Yes I intentionally broke the words into two separate words. Today, in the United States of America, we are celebrating the Thanksgiving Holiday. I actually celebrate this holiday every day of the year and write about my thanks on this post twice a week. There is so much to be grateful and thankful for every…

This is what I am grateful for. The opportunities are gifts from heaven. The Challenges are learning lessons from heaven; sometimes I fail and have to take the class over. Both opportunities and challenges are ways for me to increase my knowledge and to improve my life. I am very grateful for every day that…

I have been taking a class at Orange Coast Community College this semester. The class is Boat handling an Seamanship; focused on learning safety protocols on boats and yachts. It also teaches basic navigation, how to handle a power boat, one with a single engine as well as one with two engines, (or twin screws)….