My apologies for not
doing one of these in almost two months. There have been ups and downs since
the last time, and not too much has been done. I’ll wish everyone a Merry
Christmas (or at least a Happy Holidays) and I will return in a few weeks to
discuss the last week of 2024 and the start of 2025.
The biggest event was my return to Kansas for a few days to see one of my sisters & her family. As always, that went fine and it was nice seeing my nephews. Their two cats did provide entertainment just by their being cats. One for certain liked me—twice, she laid down by me on the couch for the purposes of a nap. An afternoon was devoted to lunch at a nice watering hole in Wichita (Public at the Brickyard) which was festively decorated for the holidays, then a place I’d been to before-Nifty’s Nut House-was visited. Another afternoon, the local mall was visited. They had a Scheels, a store I knew of but had never visited; think of Dick’s Sporting Goods & Bass Pro Shops combined, w/ two bowling lanes. It was quite the establishment.
My last night there, Kobe’s
Steakhouse was the big meal of the evening. I’d never had a problem there, but
given what happened on my flight back, it had to be the source of my food
poisoning! The morning I flew back, my stomach was upset even before a quick
breakfast at my sister’s house. It escalated at the airport right before
boarding began. In short, I felt awful and right as the plane was about to take
off… I barfed into the barf bag! In total, puking happened three times (one in
the lavatory) and I felt bad for everyone on board. I’ll give credit for Nina
the flight attendant and especially Josh-the poor soul who sat right by me-for
going above & beyond while I was down & out. As I also fell ill while
flying back last December…
Other than that, not too much to write about. I did not attend the annual car show at the Orange County Convention Center for the simple reason that only a few manufacturers were there yet the prices were raised. It’d be a total waste of time & money, so why bother? Thanksgiving was spent (as it has the past several years) in the Fort Myers region. That went swell. One evening I saw Gladiator II; in what’s an unfortunate modern trend, the sequel was in essence a worse version of the first film. II wasn’t horrible but of course the original was far better. Another evening, the Longhorn Steakhouse that’s been open in town the past three months was finally visited.
Another time, dad & me visited my aunt in The Villages and ate at a restaurant. Otherwise, not too much to discuss. Everyone in my family is doing well. While it doesn’t feel exactly like Christmas this year for some reason, I’m still doing alright and more stories will be shared next time.
