Originally Posted by
Bob Penn
Under my high school picture in the year book I wrote "Of such is life".
Now I can look back and remember how hard I cried after receiving the dear john letter when I was in the Nam, but now I smile at the thought of how fat she got and what it cost the guy who stole her away.
Yep, what you think are the disasters in your life turn out to be your blessings.
I spent most of my life free to follow my dreams. I snow skied most of Europe, a good part of Canada and all of America. I owned and ran a charter boat business for 36 years. Never got rich but I sure enjoyed my poverty from Montauk, NY to Key West FL.
Old Rider you have it right. I only wish I was able to find true friends. Looking back I was always the guy who provided the boat, the bait, and the fuel only to find the beer cooler empty and a boat to clean at the end of the day.
Last year what I thought to be friends stayed at my house for the deer season. I did all the cooking and providing and they left their rooms in shambles. This year when told of their coming I got to tell them they weren't invited. Again I smile.
My only regret is it took me 70 years to learn what little I know!