How to fill time in retirement

 One thing I have perfected in retirement is the art of procrastination. Why do today what I can do at a later time. I started this post over three weeks ago. I had all my photos collected and even started the prose. But here I am, almost a month later and I have not completed this simple task. All my life I have wanted to be good at something, and now I realize I am the perfect Provoncha procrastinator. On with the post...(unless something else more important comes up). My brother Tom drove down in February for a break from the cold weather so we spent some time at the beach, having some beers at places I MAY frequent, and a few meals at local restaurants. I had wanted to try this new eatery for me called Lily's Beachside Restaurant. Located in Skyview Plaza on A1A in very North Satellite Beach. We went for breakfast. Here is the cover of the menu... Of course, I had to try the coffee. It was really good but I am not a coffee connoisseur. There were plenty of tables both inside an...

I was on schedule to read 36 books for the year for the first two months, but did not finish the next three during March. Here are the six books I have read so far in 2023, starting with the last, and ending with the first. A Fraction of the Whole A Fraction of the Whole is a 2008 novel by Steve Toltz. It follows three generations of the eccentric Dean family in Australia and the people who surround them. This book was on my shelf from a previous buy and I finally decided to read it. I am so glad I did, as it is a really funny book and describes pretty well how screwed up the world is. I give the book a 3.5 (Great to Excellent). He has written two more books since so I may check them out. Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary is a 2021 science fiction novel by American novelist Andy Weir. Set in the near future, it centers on junior high (middle) school-teacher-turned-astronaut Ryland Grace, who wakes up from a coma afflicted with amnesia.  I had read Weir's first novel, The Martia...