Wednesday 10/20 .... Great time with friends

 Picture of the day

 

                    Buddy and Di

BUT for now:

I mentioned Buddy’s funny story about his name change in the first grade, we all got a laugh out of that. His friendship comes from church.  Our dad’s were both preachers. I am not sure if all minister’s kids have a wandering spirit, but we have. You have heard (or know) that preacher’s kids are mean.  That was true of Bud, Me? I was an angel. :-O. Of course we claimed that meanness came from the fact we played with the deacon’s kids.

It is strange how that first 16-18 years of your life forms you. But back to Bud.

He as the witty guy, we were all cool, but Buddy was our Fonz! Quick with wit, and when necessary, quick with a fist. I did see Bud and Vondale win a couple fights at separate times that could not be avoided. Me? Nah, I was the lover. Thank goodness we were just having fun 99.9% of the time.

But, back to the present. Did you hear of the flooding in Florida? WE here in Eustis got about 20” of rain. That is about .5 meter I am told. We had a little flooding here in the park. Flooding was within a couple hundred feet. But many of the roads are ruined, that is the most the town has ever seen.

This coach leaked a little but nothing to cause us to drive off.  Of course we did not even know that until the next day.

Nite Shipslog

PS. 

The friends I have been fortunate to know over years are most church related, next Sherry’s past and my military experience. I had very close buddies in Valdese (grades 7 & 8) Jim and Bub Page, Guy Abee and Peter David Hunt. Jim Page is the only one I still know. He is one of those ‘great guys.’

Jim was the only one of us boys that was industrious. Jim shined shoes on Sat. mornings at the barber shop.

Love from FL