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)….

Have you ever had to walk, cross-country ski or physically exert yourself in a snow storm? If it is a blizzard, it is not an easy task. I ask this because when I think of some tasks in life, performing them is like walking up a hill, against the wind, in a blizzard snow storm….