How to fill time in retirement

It is Memorial Weekend and I was just sitting around the house after doing some chores and errands. I decided I would take a trip up to Port Canaveral and stop for a Holiday beer. My plan was to go to Junkanoo, but my plans usually fail. Luckily, my car is trained well and it took me to Jetty Park. It was Sunday afternoon and it was packed. It was nice to see that the lifeguards had a US Flag flying for the holiday, Upon entering the Park, there was a large sign claiming the beaches were full of seaweed. I guess they wanted to allow them to turn around before paying the park fee which is $5 for a Brevard County car, and $15 for a non-Brevard car. The sign did not lie, there was tons of seaweed and the people just set up between the piles! A view of the crowds from the Jetty fishing pier.... It was very hot and there was no wildlife to photograph. I saw a very few birds and no turtles or fish. So I headed to one of my favorite places, Rising Tide. I ordered a beer, the Oran

Tely's Chinese Restaurant I finally decided to stop at this place for lunch. Located in the Suntree area on Wickham Road, it has been getting great press on the Florida Today Facebook group 321 Flavor . I know my friend Beverly Burns has recommended it multiple times. Opened in 2016 by Tely Tse, he was the founder of Yen Yen in Cocoa Beach. My sister Pat said Yen Yen was the closest she had tasted in Florida to the authentic Chinese places she visited in Hawaii. Back in the day, a group of us would stop at Yen Yen. I visited on Tuesday at about 12:30 PM, expecting a lunch crowd which was not there. Only three tables had patrons and I sat at a table that seated four. Here is a photo of the dining room as seen from my table.  I liked that the tables had real tablecloths. The waiter took my drink order (just water) and removed the other place settings which was a napkin and a water glass, turned over. I ordered the beef with broccoli. It was served on a separate plate wit

As I was jogging across the Eau Gallie Causeway this morning, my mind was wandering and wondering about things. First, I do not jog, I do fast walking. I wanted to shorten that to falking but that would just confuse my friends in Massachusetts. So that is what I wondering for 40 minutes, what should I call what I do? Actually, I was reminiscing about Andy Bourdon. I knew him growing up as a parent of friends. I never really met him until I started to golf at the Vermont Cabin Fever Classic organized by Rodney Bicknell. Here I am with Andy (green shirt) at Rolling Hills Golf Club in Longwood. I do not remember who the man in the red hat is... The sad news is Andy just passed away while at his winter home here in Melbourne/Suntree. I saw it in the local paper and felt a sadness. One time at Zellwood Station Andy was on the winning team at one of the March tournaments. Andy ( 2nd from right) and his team with their trophy... The golf group  included a lot of my contemporary fr