"You won’t know, if you don’t go."
Dealing with the milestone dates always seem to take a different angle with me as each year goes by. Yeah, I went through my sad mopey period today on Pop’s birthday like I usually do. I get a bit quiet and reserved. Which this time was pretty easy to do, because I was by myself. [...]
So a couple of weeks ago, after fleeing Mark’s place after his meltdown, we moved to a nearby hotel in Panama City. Karen and I thought it would be better to stay there and clear our heads for a day or two before figuring what our next move would be while in the city. David, [...]
… just can’t be helped or saved. I’ve known this most of my life. I’ve seen good friends of mine go down the slippery slope of addiction and never come back from the abyss. My own mom was a lifelong addict of tranquilizers, painkillers, and pretty much whatever drug she can get her hands on. [...]
So as of today, I have now outlived Elvis by three years. And so far so good, I think…
The only thing that exasperates me about this birthday is the fact that I’ve been on Andiamo now for more than five years. In some ways, it actually seems LONGER. I keep telling myself that [...]
Pop, a few months before his death…
Four years ago today, I lost my Pop. I guess I’m getting better at handling this particular date as each year passes. And this year, I even wondered if any prevailing thought or theme would enter my head enough to make me want to write about it. Yet again, [...]
It’s hard to believe that it’s my fourth Christmas aboard Andiamo. What’s more that I’m topping off my FIFTH YEAR living and cruising aboard her (it will be five years in February). So much has happened, so many adventures, so many incredible people encounters, so many places, so many experiences (good and bad) in such [...]
It took me a little longer to get this year’s “Muchas Gracias List”, an annual thanksgiving tradition here on the Andiamo blog, together. It’s mostly because Andiamo’s been crazy busy lately. Nonetheless, I want to get this year’s list up now while I had a chance to give a special thanks and recognition to the [...]
