And Now For Some Editorial Comments

It amazes me...although at the ripe old age of 60 it shouldn't, how lazy, manipulative and scheming some people can be.
They go through a major portion of their adult life playing the victim and doing everything they can to utilize this excuse in order to live their life on someone else's dime....the typical poor pitiful me and you owe me mentality.
They also live their lives behind a huge wall that they put up all in the name of privacy. They will readily take your money year after year but when you turn around and ask what the money has gone for...well then the privacy card gets pulled out and it is none of your business what your hard earned money went towards.
In their own warped little mind they can justify what they have done and feel absolutely no remorse for the years of scheming and scamming.
As long as you keep the money coming in their direction all is good. They have lived years of their life never having to account for most expenditures...just telling 'money bags" any old story or whatever they think sounds good to make sure the story being told won't upset the flow of funds in their direction. They build lies upon lies to the point that they actually start believing in their own bs stories.
They go through years of their life without any kind of meaningful employment all the while living their very shallow life on someone else's dime.
Of course then there is the constant sickness and medical issues thrown in for good measure which prohibit them from gaining employment..why get a job when you will make more money milking it out of  their personal "moneybags".
And if they get challenged about their spending habits or if things look completely bogus then it is the usual...how dare you ask me about this. Just because you..."moneybags" have been supporting me for at least a decade gives you absolutely no right to question me about any of my financial affairs, even if your money was used in an obvious mismanaged and irresponsible way.
These shallow, lazy, manipulative and scheming people need to learn how to live on their own and be self sufficient. If you choose to live in lala land and live your pathetic little life encased in a tall thick protective wall that you call privacy then more power to you....that is your choice.
But if that is the choice you make....get a job, get a life and get real. You have only been lying to yourself. Others can see right through your childlike cloud of deception and know exactly the type of person you truly are. Do it on your own without sucking the financial blood out of someone else. Have a nice life whoever and wherever you might be.
****The above comments are about strictly fictional pathetic people and any resemblance to someone that actually fits the above description is strictly a coincidence****

Where Has The Time Gone

Hard to believe that it has been several months since I wrote anything or even visited my blog. To say that life has kept me occupied would be a vast understatement.
Between taking my Dad and picking him up from dialysis 3 times a week, numerous other appointments for him, cooking meals, bank runs, haircut now and then, grocery shopping along with whatever else might come up...it has been hectic and busy. Thankfully Veronica has helped me out as much as humanly possible and has also given me some breaks in my duties so that I can get in a workout and some walks now and then. I owe her a big "thank you". It got to the point where my own health was starting to worry me so my dad and I worked out a system where it would free up just a bit of my time to allow me to take better care of myself than I have been. We have just started our new schedule and it won't be in full effect until after the holidays. He will be getting a ride to and from dialysis twice a week from a local organization. This will give me a little more opportunity to keep me physically and mental health wise in a better place than it has been.
And now I look at the calendar and it is almost Christmas already. Then New Years and then it is TAX time again.
Veronica and I do have a a really cool adventure coming up soon. At the end of January we will be headed to Barcelona. After spending a few days there we will be boarding the Norwegian Cruise Line Epic for an 11 day cruise that will take us to places that we have never been before... Cagliari Sardinia(Italy), Palermo, Rome, Naples, Florence/Pisa and Palma Majorca Spain and then back to Barcelona. We have some really great excursions set up during this trip.
And the travel doesn't stop there...we are planning on returning to Paris in the Fall.
We have a lot to be thankful for.
And just in case I blink again and another month has passed me by without getting or taking the time for my next blog entry....just want to wish everyone out there a very safe and Happy Holiday Season.

On Our Way To Venice Where A Return Flight Home Awaits Us

As the last hours of our 2015 Med cruise drift by we returned to where it all began...in Venice. We had a great time on our cruise and throughout our latest adventure. We have return tickets home with our names on them. I wish we could have stayed in Venice for just a few more days or maybe even weeks. So much that we have not seen, so many photographs yet to be taken and and in closing...so many slices of Antico Forno pizza yet to be eaten.

Here are some final photos of our return trip to Venice and as we were slowly cruising up the Giudecca Canal in the early morning hours shortly before we disembarked the ship, boarded a shuttle bus and made our way to Marco Polo Airport. A few hours after that we were back on a jet making our way back into reality.

I had a tough time photographing this ship which was off in the distance quite a ways

 Early morning hours coming into Venice

  

And just when I think it will be a while until Veronica and I go on our next adventure.......

January 31st - February 14th 2016

We are going to hit the high seas again but this time we will be visiting new locations...places we have never been nor seen before. 

An 11 day round trip cruise from Barcelona with a couple of pre-cruise days in Barcelona. We already have a skip the line tour set up for one of Barcelona's main attractions..La Segrada Familia. Construction of this church commenced 1882 and is still ongoing. It is expected to be completed in 2041. I have seen pictures of both the outside and inside of this special UNESCO World Heritage site and let me tell you this place is absolutely beautiful...a photographers dream.

Here is our cruise itinerary: