Wow it seems like forever since I was in here to type out a post.  Sorry but 2024 just seemed to fly by.   I got married for the third time last January.  I am working at least till the end of this month as a cook in the Goldthwaite TX senior center.   Lots of great folks there, but I have to leave.  Billie is back and I am not needed any longer.   This will be hard to do, but in the end it is best for all concerned.   The job was fun, and cooking for the seniors there was both interesting and challenging.   I made a lot of friends, and had a good time.  But working seven and eight hours a day without a break, and walking almost 10k steps everyday has taken its toll on me.

I have a good friend who thinks that I will have to work until I am 90 just because if I do not I will waste away.  He is probably right.  I am looking for a new job and may get one in March.

Now for an update on Clyde.  He is out of service even though he has new tires and new brakes, and was ready to ride, sitting for a year and a half has caused him some problems.  I plan to take him to a bike shop and have his carbs cleaned and tuned next month.  That may take a while as it is a very busy shop.  But the folks there seem honest.  As for Big Red, there are warranty issues and oil leaks to fix there.  Same shop probably at the same time.

Now for a few words on life in general.  I am going to be 70 this year, and I wish that I could retire, ride the bike and go fishing.  There is fishing near me, but it requires a boat, and I do not have one.  I will go pier fishing when it gets a little warmer, because I cannot afford a boat.  I will be vlogging on you tube soon.  Who knows it may take off and then I can retire except for videos.  I have a dog.  I have mentioned her here before.  Jessica is a Boston Terrier Border Collie mix (he mom looked more like a bull dog than a Boston)  But she has Boston Terrier hair, Border Collie markings and is super smart and very well behaved.  She Chases a Frisby and will catch in the air.   She will bring it back but wants to play keep away when she does.  We are working on that.   There are videos on my You Tube channel.  @bouncefng05.  There is one of her getting ice cream after a visit to the vet and one of her playing with a Frisby.  All in all she is a smart little dog and very loving.  She is also very sensitive and knows when I am down and will try to make me smile.  she also smiles herself.  Well at least I think it is a smile.  Might just be her lip raising up.

So any way I will be posting much more often.  If you find the you tube page, watch and if you enjoy it like subscribe comment and share.  Thanks

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