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Life goes on—and so will I

It’s a very comfortable 66ºF, although a bit humid this fine Saint Paul morning on my back porch. I served for a time while I was in the Army at Fort Gordon near Augusta, GA, and the weather here this past weekend reminded me of the weather I suffered through then: mid to upper 90s and tropical! It rained last night—much needed rain, and somehow most fitting.

It’s been some time since I’ve been the sole proprietor of this blog—and it feels a bit awkward. On the upside, I do have my mug, and I am enjoying my hot organically & shade-grown, fair-trade, Guatemalan-Blend coffee. That, at least, won’t change!

I’m moving on, and have much to do. I have hours of data-entry to do in my family history database—while I’ve been addicted to blogging, my data-entry as a consequence, has fallen woefully behind—so that is first on my agenda. That will require my full attention for some time, and I’ll have to deny my addiction (I’ll have to design a robo-comment so I can at least let my Gentle Readers know I’ve not forgotten them).

Next up on my agenda is to build a new “Other Blog,” ‘cause I can only hold off this %$#@*!! delightful addiction so long! Be patient with me—I have many graphics to draw for the new blog & it will take a while.

So Gentle Readers—be good—I’ll be checking in from time to time!

Jay

Posted by Jay Merton & Medford Ambrose, the Codgers on 07/09/2007 04:04 AM

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reflections from my back porch

Originally posted at: The New Codgers: Life goes on—and so will I

23 Comments on Life goes on—and so will I

JUL

2007

So glad to hear your voice again...its a new day.

Good Morning Jay.. glad to see you back

I'm glad to see you this morning too. We can hardly wait for you to shamelessly self promote your next blog. What else would shameless followers do?

Good morning Jay,

Hope you have a great day! :)

Jay,

That`s the Codger spirit! I like the Kona blend myself!

Jay, Good Morning! I'm happy I'm sitting here sharing coffee with you :) Give Daisy a hug from me :)

Thank goodness. :o) I was so happy to see your face pop up in my blog roll this morning! I've got my coffee and I can be as patient as you need. Good to see you.

Good morning Jay. You were on top of my subscribed list this morning. It made me smile. I'm so glad you have the addiction.

Jay, I look forward to your new "other blog" and seeing those sketches. Good luck on the family history data entering. I am trying to do a journal for my grandson beginnning the day he was born May 10 2006 and that is time consuming enough. I worked on a family tree for my dad's sidde of the family until I could not go back an more that was fun and very interesting for my siblings to have and now pass down to their offspring. God Bless!

Hey, keep on writing, I would love to see more...

Tom Weiss

Good Morning Jay,

I see you could not step away to long..I am glad you are back..and hope your quiet time was well spent.

I am sure you will continue to be a strong force and the spirit lives on!

Today in Lovettsville will be 90 degrees. That is a full 8 degrees lower than Bethesda, my home until last Spring. The heat is not nearly as oppresive in the country as in the city. I plan to do some indoor plant repotting today and I don't believe the heat will be a problem at all. We have rain promised. We need it. We often have too much rain. Or, so folks complain. But, if we go two days without a hard or steady rain, they say we are in a dry spell.

========= WEATHER REPORT FOR LOVETTSVILLE, VIRGINIA =========================

Today.

Intervals of clouds and sunshine with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm
High: 90F / Washington, DC Weather

Tonight

Washington, DC Weather A thunderstorm around this evening; otherwise, patchy clouds
Low: 68F /

Welcome back Jay - looking forward to the future posts

Jay--Wasn't the rain yesterday just what was needed? Hopefully the day today will be bright and sunny on your back porch. Will watch for your new posts...

Jay, and a Good Morning to you, too, Sir! I'm hoping that as time goes on you'll share a little with your gentle readers here about researching family history, and building that family history database!

Jay, it is great to hear from you again, and even though this might be it for you for a while I will be keeping an eye out for you and hoping that you will be actively blogging again in the near future.

I stayed away from the 'Rain today and chipped away at the data entry (pretty fair progress). I just stopped in to say thanks for the comments. Perhaps tomorrow over coffee, I'll make more personal replies--as is my usual custom.

Jay

JUL

2007

Jay ~ I am so sorry to hear or your loss. It must be hard for you to lose your pal and good friend. I am so glad you will continue your blogging and graphics, I'd hate to see you give it up.

Take care and be well,

Jay, I just wanted to come in and wish you a good morning.

Thanks all for your comments!

Jay

JUL

2007

Jay, I'm late to the gathering. Sorry =) So glad to see you and those who appreciate you doing what you do so well.

Jay - I am so glad to see you here and to know that you are building another blog - we would miss you way too much. I'm trying to catch up on reading and we're off to The Bahamas for a nice family vacation.

JUL

2007

Thank goodness you're not quitting. I've been holding my breath mentally awaiting your answer. The rain was indeed a relief, Jay. A huge cleansing of St. Paul and sometimes of the heart as well. I'd love to know what kind of data entry you are doing on your family history. I've dabbled, but not gotten serious since the '70's. I found researching my family history was also an addiction! Plus, there was no internet to help at that time. I kept ending at courthouses that were burned and couldn't afford to travel to the cemeteries!

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