Life Altering Decisions

The page is closing on another summer in Arizona. That allowed us to sit out on the patio this week as the weather is turning nice when the sun retreats for the day. The ride into work Friday morning required a heavy sweatshirt to block the wind and cold. Now, I use the term cold in a relative state because most don’t consider 69 – 70 as cold, but with the temperatures we have had over the past four months it seems cold to me.


So where have I been since completing my summer ride? Well, mostly lost. The trials and tribulations of life reared their ugly head in AzHD land and the past two months just gotten lost in the shuffle.

The night I got home from the summer ride I got the call that my daughter’s husband announced he wanted out. To say that this was a shock would be the understatement of the decade. Nobody saw this coming from his family to their friends to our family and most of all to my daughter. So, I pulled up my daddy panties and went to work helping and giving all of my support to my daughter. Her strength in this has been nothing short of amazing and she will be healthy and happy in the end because that is her personality.

Linda’s dad has been suffering the dastardly effects of Alzheimer’s. He passed away two weeks ago and the family is trying to cope with the loss. It is never easy even when you know it is coming.

Collectively this adds up to the summer of loss for me. The events with my daughter, especially, gave me pause. I think it opened old wounds in me that I had tried to bury. I added a comment on a blog post by Dave about socks to prevent cold feet prior to him and BB getting married, but I was the one getting cold feet.

Having been divorced and single for twelve years I have become quite selfish in many respects. Then Linda came along and I asked her to marry me. Damn, did that set the world in motion! Well, I have done more thinking in the past two months than I wanted to do. More soul searching than I thought possible. More coulda, shoulda, woulda’s than the law allows.



It is with the deepest, heartfelt regret that I announce the decision I…..no WE have come to.





















We are going to……….














be looking for a toy hauler and start trailering Petunia.

Happy Wednesday

A white-haired older man named Mike walked into a jewelry store one Friday evening with a beautiful young blonde at his side.

He told the jeweler he was looking for a special ring for his girlfriend.

The jeweler looked through his stock and brought out a $5,000 ring. The old man said, "No, I'd like to see something more special."

At that statement, the jeweler went to his special stock and brought another ring over. "Here's a stunning ring at only $40,000," he said.

The young lady's eyes sparkled and her whole body trembled with excitement. The old man seeing this said, "We'll take it."

The jeweler asked how payment would be made and the old man stated, "By check. I know you need to make sure my check clears so I'll write it now, and you can call the bank on Monday morning to verify the funds and I'll pick the ring up on Monday afternoon," he said..

On Monday morning, the jeweler phoned the old man and said "Sir, there's no money in that account."

"I know," said Mike, "but let me tell you about my weekend!"




All Seniors Aren't Senile