We all come from the same place. https://heavy.com/news/turkana-human-google-doodle/
Liz Duckman and Sheryl Bender
So, Sharon’s genealogy research brought us a cousin we didn’t know, Liz Duckman (on the right). She lives nearby in West Palm. One month older than me. Her father is buried around the corner. It’s the only family I see.
Her friend of 40 something years, Sheryl, visited. We went to lunch at Morikami, but got rained out.
Sharon Duckman, 72
When people ask how long we have been married, I always say, “not long enough.” Without her, I would be a homeless person. Ageless. I cannot live without her, adoring even the difficult moments.
When I was suspended from the bench, preceding my removal and the end of my judicial career, I tried to go back to work after spending 7 months with her, full time. People asked how I felt, not really caring, but out of politeness. I said, “…, frankly I miss the time I got to spend with my wife.”
We moved and stayed together. We have moved a few more times and stayed together. Now we have sickness and injury. We live in a place we don’t like and doesn’t like us, and we are still together.
Lorin Duckman, 74 Years Old
Celebrating a birthday, especially one in the 7os, brings reflections on the past and projections about the future. The good news: my blood, medicated as it is, tests perfect. The bad news: my blood, medicated as it is, has rejected the Moderna Covid vaccine. So, a very happy day, followed by a depressing Doctor visit. Such is life.
I don’t have much of a voice anymore, my career and reputation having been wrecked in 1998. I try to do acts of kindness, everyday which is not always easy. You should too.
Dick Allen, Dead
Dick Allen deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Baseball deserves to be in the hall of shame. How did Corona virus stop a virtual vote?
When I attended Penn, I saw him play many times. Gave the usher a dollar and he let me sit in a box on first base side. No one went to games. A few times I think he smiled over at me. I cheered when he hit, caught and just stood around fixing the dirt.
Awe Walking
Take a walk in the woods. Avoid street noise. Support local preserves. We go to Loxahatchee. Just amazing how few people walk in the swamp, err the Everglades.
Ducks Do Walking Wounded
So, Sharon stepped wrong going for a backhand. Tendonitis. Me, flipper fingers. Podiatrist wrapped her foot. Hand doctor put me out, cut and sutured. Seems like we are always at one doctor’s office or another. What would we do without health care? What do others do?
Biden Wins
A chance for the great democratic process to succeed. Kammy will be the next President. I still hope for fewer wars, fewer prisons and more affordable homes. People with health care and a place to live don’t kill, rape or rob.
The political disappearances of Trump and Rudy plus possible indictments could empower people to become involved.
Sharon Duckman
Sharon and Theodore have a birthday, today. I love both of them. The only present she asked for was a BIDEN victory.
Valencia Reserve Closes Facilities
So, now we don’t even have a pool to swim in until everyone who came in contact with a covid positive neighbor are tested. One person stops residents of 1,000 homes from enjoying the amenities. Person remains anonymous, nameless. We don’t know male, female, republican, democrat.
No pickle ball, not that I play. The covid positive talked to someone who played so that got closed, too. Many here avoid masks anyway.
Tennis courts, clubhouse, everything, including bocce, shuffleboard and basketball. No problem getting a parking space, because no one is using any of the recreational, educational, creative or entertainment venues.
A chaise is available at appropriate social distancing, but the pool deck cannot be accessed. I’d say we were in hell; temp over 100 degrees, global warming caused and many here are Republicans. Good thing I don’t need medical care, because the hospitals are filled, their staffs overworked. Death rates climb. Don’t worry about us, Publix remains open. Total Wine delivers.