Carol's Pond

  January 25,2023 Carol's Pond Well this is my anniversary week. My niece Erika was born on January 24, I was honorably discharged from the USAF on January 25, 1972 I went on active duty on January 26, 1968 I was divorced on January 27, 1978 My Mother passed away on January 30, 1994 and my sister Betty passed away on January 31, 1960. And this morning I was discharged from Home Health Care per my request. I think there are probably others out there that need their assistance more than I do. I am kind of looking for a live in caregiver. About 10 days ago, I had some red paver blocks removed. These were the type that resemble a stop sign with a handle. In their place I had a concrete slab poured. The blocks were sinking from erosion and were a fall hazard. The slab will make getting around in my wheel chair a lot easier. I am not in the chair yet, but I don't think it will be long. The way this house is set up, I can get out of the car in the drive, get

  A beautifully written state of our Country -   A  friend  forwarded this essay by an unknown, but talented, author. Gives us a lot to think about during these holidays.       Men, like nations, think they're eternal.  What man in his 20s or 30s doesn't believe, at least subconsciously, that he'll live forever ? In the springtime of youth, an endless summer beckons. As you pass 70, it's harder to hide from reality.... as you lose friends and relatives.   Nations also have seasons: Imagine a Roman of the 2nd century contemplating an empire that stretched fr