Now at age 65 I am enrolled in the government’s difficult and socialized health care system, Medicare.  In a previous report I wrote of the difficulties in making decisions about the various choices available and the limited time period in which one must make the decisions or be subject to various and somewhat severe penalties for failure to do so.

Birding is an odd sort of a sport or hobby, involving adventures of various sorts across the land and sea in search of winged creatures.  We planned a visit to our son in San Francisco in February and decided to take time during our stay in the Golden State to seek out birds that we had never before seen. 

Sunday afternoon and I write from the condominium.  I have been enjoying a Spanish language reader.  Anne a popular novel.  We encouraged Mom and Dad to go to the pool, but though Mom wanted to go, Dad did not.  They went to church this morning with Rose.  Seems one outing a day is more than enough for them now.  Anne and I went separately to the Unitarian church after I made a fine Sunday breakfast for everybody this morning.

Sorry for no recent blogs.  Anne and I have been busy of late.  I write now to provide an update.  We are currently at the condominium near Fort Myers with Mom and Dad Woods.  Their ability to travel here in early January was uncertain, but in the end the mission became a go.  As in the past, their time here has been somewhat restorative.  Yesterday both swam in the pool.  They enjoy the sunshine each day.  Usually that is outside, but if not, then on the back porch in the afternoon. 

November 11, 2014

Today is Veteran's Day, one of those days when Adams County residents may gain free admission to the Gettysburg National Military Park museum and the fabulous Cyclorama painting.  We took advantage of this opportunity to visit for the second time.  We skipped our jog, arrived early, enjoyed the show, and drove on to the East Cavalry Fields, a section of the park that is lightly visited. 

In my note to the kids this morning I made the comments that follow and thought they might be of interest to other readers of this blog.  Here they are.

My 65th birthday is coming up in February.  That was once considered “the full retirement age” and although that changed, the federal elderly health insurance program called Medicare continues to begin at age 65.

 Greetings all.  We arrived successfully in Peru late evening on Sunday and were met by agents of our tour company.  We set alarm for five a.m. and were met by guide in the lobby at seven.  There too we met several others from our group.  We loaded into a small bus and rattled, bumped, and beeped our way out of Lima and down the coast.