March 27th, 2001

Eric, I don't run as fast as I used to and I get tired much easier. I don't know how much of that is age and how much of it is because of the weight I have been carrying these past eight years. A weight that, I guess, will never go away.
I think about you all the time and wish I could have been more like you. I am so proud of you and your brother. Two finer sons a man could never have asked for.
You were, and are, and always will be my hero..... Love, your dad

Walking with an old friend....

Though it was cold and windy this morning, I wanted to walk down the road to see if I could hear any gobblers. Of course, Sammy wanted to go along. We used to walk all the way to the mailboxes but lately he can only make it to the bend in the road. He still likes to check out all the interesting smells of the critters that wander around after dark. The heart is still strong, the desire is still there but the legs are starting to fail him. When he stops, I know it is time to turn around. I let him make that decision.
I hope before all is said and done, I can take him up to our land in Wisconsin. I know he won't be able to go far but I know he would like it. Walking in the woods, he'd be hunting. Gun or not, he has never forgotten even though it's been seven years since he had the legs to be able to hunt.
And then, his spirit would always be there.....

Dewey Gets a New Computer!!!

Ok, Ok, So I've had it for a week. Stayed home today cuz of the blizzard so have been trying to fill my day with meaningful stuff.....Like I just discovered I could print in different colors. How come no one ever told me I could do that???
Anyway, while watching videos on TV today I got the idea that maybe I could watch them on my computer. Well, yes I can so I blew the next two hours pulling up cool videos - like I'd watch any other kind....
I pulled up some from "Dewey's Greatest Hits Volume 1". Some weren't available. I guess they didn't have videos back in the stone ages when some of my songs were played - or color for that matter.
I finished my book on John Lennon and went out and worked out to "Double Fantasy"
"Life is what happens while you are making other plans" - J.L.