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Last update was: 05/12/2008 There are several
April 6th, 2008: Good news; the bump removed from Griffie's nose is not cancerous. March 27th, 2008: Griffie had to have surgery again. There was a bump growing on the side of his nose we had removed and sent for a biopsy. The vet who did the stem-cell procedure took a scraping and was supposed to send it for a biopsy a month ago didn't send it out and the bump was getting larger since. March 11, 2008: Griffie seems to be doing fine! March 7th, 2008: Griffie got his stitches out and he is a happy boy! February 29, 2008: Griffie had the stem-cell procedure on his left hip this week. Monday they removed some fat from his groin area and Thursday they injected the processed cells into his hip. He's limping since the injections, but gradually getting over the soreness. He and the process will be evaluated at the 30, 60, and 90 day points to see if it's working to correct his arthritis. He's doing fine, but the challenge is to keep him from licking the incision area and chewing out the stitches. February 22, 2008: I bought another new organ that was delivered
today. It's the latest and greatest Lowrey "Palladium".
February 7th, 2008: Griffie was evaluated for a stem-cell procedure to his left hip and it will be performed in 10 days. We are hoping it will cure or at least relieve the arthritis in that hip. We'll post the results ASAP. Dec. 31st, 2007 through Jan. 20th, 2008: Visited friends and relatives in Tucson. It took three weeks going and coming in the new RV. Traveled mostly the side roads through the Florida panhandle, Alabama, Mississippi, and LA. Stopped in New Orleans, but the weather was terrible and it was Sugar Bowl day so we didn't go to the Cafe du Monde. However, we did stop there on the way back and the weather was very nice. There is a lot of rebuilding along the beaches through AL and MS. Most of the old southern mansions are gone and new high-rise condos are being built. The beaches have been rejuvenated and look great. November 20th, 2007: We went to the Florida Keys for the week to give the new RV a shakedown. It worked out fine and the little Mercedes diesel got around 15 miles to the gallon. The nicest thing about it is that it's small and can go just about anywhere a car can. November 13th, 2007: We bought a small RV so we can go places with the boys. It's a Winnebago View. You can see one here: Winnebago View We bought the 24J model. October 19th, 2007: As new members of the Eau Gallie Yacht Club, we went there for lunch yesterday. The people (employees) were happy to have us and were very nice. However, twice they overcooked my cheeseburger, served a bad draught beer as the first glass (probably the first pour of the day) and got the check wrong twice. Other than that, it was very nice. Sandy already knows several of the members as she and they are in the Brevard Symphony Orchestra guild, so we feel comfortable there already. October 18th, 2007: Griffie is doing fine now. His rash is just about gone and he's much happier and playful. Today we will go to the Eau Gallie Yacht Club for our orientation and finish the membership process. The house upgrade is nearly done and the new dining room set should be delivered Thursday. I'll take photos and build a new page in the photo section around Christmas when Sandy's family is here. There are two new pages in process. "Self-centered" - from the Index page, and "Memories" of my boating friends from Key Biscayne around the early to mid 80s. That page is accessible from the "Photos" page. October 14th, 2007: Griffie is doing much better running and playing and his rash is almost gone. This evening will be our first Yacht Club function - Member Mixer October 8th, 2007: Griffie had his cholesterol tested today and it's down 140 points (over a three week period). That's good news as we can expect that it will drop further in the next three weeks, and hopefully back to normal. He has new medication for his rash and something to keep it from itching. He is playful and doing some running in the house. It looks like he'll return to normal soon. October 7th 2007: Griffie's knee is healing, but his leg is easily hurt if he moves wrong. His rash is back and he doesn't seem to feel very well. September 27th, 2007: Our application for membership to the Eau Gallie Yacht Club here in Indian Harbour Beach, has been accepted. Now all I have to do is decide if I accept them and if it's worth it. September 17th, 2007: Sandy and Griffie arrived home safely. September 14th, 2007: Sandy and Griffie left Houston for home. We expect they will arrive by Sunday. September 13th, 2007, Update on Griffie: His knee is healing very nicely. There's good news and some not-so-good news about his blood! The good news is he doesn’t have Cushing’s disease, but the not-so-good news is they still don’t know what’s wrong with him. They're sending him home for six weeks with a new special diet. In six weeks he has to go back to Houston for more testing. The vets are hoping with six weeks of rest at home, total recovery from the surgery, and a new diet he'll show some improvement in his Lipids. Thanks for being concerned! It means a lot to Sandy and me ‘cause you all know how much we love our little boys. September 2007: We will assemble and add two new sections to this site one each about each of our dogs from pups to date - Griffie and Affie. September 2007: The redecorating and upgrading of the house is coming along while Sandy is in Houston. August / September 2007: Sandy is in Houston with Griffie for surgery to his right knee. He tore a ligament off his knee cap. In doing the blood test they found he has high lipids so Sandy and Griffie will stay in Houston until they can find the cause. Between June and August 2007: Sold the two Lowrey organs and the Hammond A-100, and bought a new Hammond B3 with Leslie. I love the B3, but doubt there are enough years left to learn to play it well. July 2007: Instead of building a new home here in FL we've decided to upgrade this four year old house with some modifications and all new furniture. We like the location and under FL law, our real estate taxes will remain relatively low and only can increase at the rate of 3% a year. Moving to another home would cause us to loose that benefit. (It a bit complicated.) June 2007: Sold the house in TN. May 2007: Sold the Prevost bus RV March 2007: Sandy is back in Florida with the two boys (my dogs who I love more than life). We've decided to sell the home in TN as it's too cold there in the winter and too hot in the summer. Now we'll build a new home here in FL as soon as the house there sells. We'll probably sell the Prevost (bus RV) too. Lately, I've been trying to learn to play the organ between my
going to the gym and getting back in shape. Now I have three organs and an
electric Yamaha piano. Good grief, I never know when to stop buying things
I enjoy. :-) So here's Sandy at one of the Lowrey organs, the Royale.
Here's my old Hammond A-100:
Update: On March 31st, 2006, my dad passed away in Tucson where he was living. The oldest of two boys and the second oldest of the family (five girls and two boys) he out-lived them all. He was 89 on January 1st, 2006. My dad was a great guy who always tried to help people and who loved animals like no one else I've ever know. He was my best buddy and I will miss him greatly. Update 11/6/2005 - Ya' know! I'll be 65 January 7th, 2006. I've retired three times and they just don't seem to stick. I'm about done with this Internet business and will sell it soon. My plan is to be retired (like normal people) when I reach my 65 birthday. I've had a wonderful life and accomplished so very much more than I ever imagined possible. There's been periods of retirement at a young age whereby I've been able to live life like it should be (enjoy life while young and then work later). Life is good for a guy who was kicked out of high school in my senior year as a loser. I have a beautiful lady and two wonderful dogs, and financial security to enjoy the rest of my life with. Everything worked as planned! Update 11/5/2005 - Sandy and the dogs have been in TN for a couple of months looking for a home to buy and move to. Update 11/5/2005 - Here's Affie all grown up.
Update 11/5/2005 - Here's a newer photo of
Griffie.
Update 03/25/2004 - Well my nephew left the business and I'm back to work. Oh well! You shouldn't close a gold mine! Update 12/20/2003 - We bought a new car for my Christmas present. A 2000 Rolls Royce Silver Seraph sedan. Update 12/17/2003 - Sarah, Sandy's youngest daughter arrived to visit for a few days. Great to have her here. Update 11/30/2003 - Sandy got a new car - 2002 BMW blue convertible. Update 11/1/2003 - we are back from a 5 week RV trip to visit with families. Had a great time and look forward to the future. Cancer is gone! Update 8/18/2003 - Start radiation today that will go on for four weeks. After that we plan to leave for the west coast on the 21st of September. Update 7/21/2003 - finished Chemotherapy and now have 5 weeks of radiation before we hit the road in the Wanderlodge to go visiting family (Sandy's and mine), from TN to Tucson. A short visit to the Wanderlodge factory for a few repairs and we'll be on our way.
Update 5/15/2003 - sold the beach front condo and bought a
single family home in Indian Harbour Beach Florida.
February 2003 - I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma cancer January 2003 - bought a used Wanderlodge so we could do some traveling
December 2002 - Holiday photo of Sandy, Griffie and me
November 2002 - bought an oceanfront condo on the beach Summer 2002 - Sandy spent the summer looking after her mother in TN. Her mother passed away during that time. April 2002: bought a townhouse in Indialantic (Ocean Side). We are enjoying the beach and sunny warm weather. March 2002 - got a dog "Griffie" he is a black rough-coat Brussels Griffon January 2002: A lot has happened this past week, and I am headed back to Florida. Sold the bus and am looking forward to being a beach-bum living in an oceanfront condo again for a while. I promise to update this entire web site sometime in February 2002. September 2001 and we're back in Indio for the winter. Nothing much to write about. We spent most of the summer between San Diego and San Francisco with a few weeks in Oregon between Portland and Eugene. Never did make the trip that we had planned. Ate too much and gained weight all summer. January 12th, 2001: Well! I've been promising to update this site, but just don't know where the time goes. For a retired guy, there's not enough hours in the day to get everything done. How did I survive when work came first? There isn't a lot of news for publishing. I've worked on and published a couple of web sites -- www.auto-stuff.com www.prevost-stuff.com www.1licenseplates.com www.autoattire.com should you like to check them out. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
As I mentioned on the opening page lots has happened in the past year. As I write this the bus is parked at a Yogi Bear campground in Freemont Indiana. There's a homecoming rally sponsored by Angola Coach of Angola Indiana. Angola is one of the oldest if not the oldest, Prevost bus conversion company. The company under the direction of Mark Elbrecht in my opinion, is one of the best run and most concerned about their customer satisfaction. Anyway, he invited me to join the group for this celebration and here I am, until June 17th. (Angola coach is now out of business.)
On the 17th or so Sandy will rejoin me in Detroit. She's been visiting her daughter in Evansville Indiana for the three weeks. The plan is to visit Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan. From there is still undecided until August when we go to Quebec for the Prevost Prouds rally. That's a group of Prevost motor coach owners of all the conversion brands. We meet twice a year preceding the FMCA semi-annual gatherings. In August the FMCA rally is in Brunswick Maine at the Naval Air Station. From there we might go back to Indiana just 30 miles south of here, for Labor Day weekend to attend the annual Krause antique auto auction in Auburn Indiana. No other plans until October for the balloon festival with Country Coach International at their rally in Albuquerque New Mexico in October.
By the middle of October we plan to be back at our Outdoor Resorts lot in Indio California where we'll spend most of the winter. Having a phone line there will allow me to completely rework this web site. Stay tuned for more ramblings.
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