We had a decent Greek food truck this week. As we often do, we had dinner with the Jones’s.

Ed & Lynne gave us our Christmas / Birthday / Anniversary present. Saturday, we drove up to their place, then they drove us up to Lancaster. We had a very nice dinner followed by a concert. They put us up overnight. This morning we went to church with them, followed by a church-sponsored continental breakfast. It was a lot of fun and almost perfect. I had meatloaf leftovers, which makes for a terrific lunch-time meatloaf sandwich. The meatloaf is in Ed & Lynne’s refrigerator. I hope you two like meatloaf!

I hope this finds everybody doing well.

It feels like the weather is a big tease this year. We’ve had some very nice days, but lately it’s been cloudy/misty/drizzly/cool. It’s hard to get out on the bike.

We wanted to have dinner with the Jones’s, but the food truck was marginal. We decided to go to the Corner Stable, a sure-fire winner.

Danita is busy being the pool coordinator. The community decided to re-plaster the pool, replace tiles, and replace coping stones. Of course, when the pool company started the work, they found surprises. And of course, they weren’t pleasant surprises. We have jets in the pool, which are a big hit with some, especially when the grandkids are around. But the plumbing for the jets no longer meets national standards. If I understand correctly, somewhere in the US a child died after getting a limb stuck in the water intake for jets. Bringing the pool up to modern standards would mean digging a hole in the structural part of the pool. Digging out the structural part of the pool is tricky because it could cause cracks, which would mean major repairs. Undoubtedly there will be plenty of discussion over the next few weeks. Sometimes these kinds of things can take months to decide. The good news is that everybody wants to open the pool as early as practical. That should keep a lid on excessive discussion.

I had my standard eye checkup with my ophthalmologist this week. He said I have macular degeneration (gasp!). It sounds bad, but it this is basically the same as saying I am over 70. It’s common for people in the 70+ population have some level of macular degeneration. About 10% of those have it affect their vision. For now, I should eat my greens and visit the doctor twice a year. Lettuce on the hamburger counts as greens, doesn’t it?

That’s plenty of excitement for one week. I hope this finds everybody doing well.

We got home Saturday afternoon (March 1). It was an easy flight. It took us all week to catch up. Laundry — food — cleaning — chores — The list goes on.

I started on the 2024 taxes. All the forms are in hand. Now “all” I have to do is copy endless numbers from a paper form to a computer program. And make sure to note whether the IRA/SEP/SIMPLE box is checked. Ugh. Surely there must be an easier way. Maybe I’ll procrastinate and do it later.

I’ve had two short bike rides. It’s pretty obvious I didn’t exercise for two months.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.