Halloween has come and gone. I think I have watched all the "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" that I need for one year.

I really do not mind the charlie Brown classics since I grew up with them. I didn't get a picture of it but Vivian and I went to the first half of the "Young Frankenstein" musical. Her oldest son had talked her into buying tickets as they do a once a year "fun" thing. He skipped(I think his first girlfriend has something to do with it) So I went. Half a show was plenty. I like the movie but the musical was not especially endearing for me.

We also went sailing in Charleston Harbor with a Gal(Babs) who was doing a site on meetup. It was a nice way to get a look at Charleston Harbor and get Vivian out on a different boat.

She did great keeping the 33 foot sailboat into the wind properly. Looks kind of natural there(A line off Cap'n Ron, a kurt Russel movie)

I think this was an advertisement photo she had on the site. Boat was a 1977 and did not look as new as in picture. It was a nice boat. Got to learn a bit about sloop rigging. The sailing was not very productive in Winyah Bay this summer with Mary Lee. Water is too shallow and channel is too narrow. When done with interior work Mary Lee will be going to Charleston. Will get a lot of sailing in next summer. Turns out there is a reason why you do not see many sailboats in Winyah Bay :-)

I mentioned the meetup site. I am also going to a metaphysical meetup. I have gone twice and find it liberating to be able to discuss things I think and experience with like-minded people. It was a nice group of people each time. There was one other guy the first time. I was the only guy the last time in a group of about 15 to 16.(I never counted) More on that later.

A lot of things have happened in my life. The last decade was a real life changer with the last few years being the positive side of that. I would have liked to have been in Florida this winter but I have one last year of getting ready for the trip. Next fall I will be sailing down on the outside as apposed to motoring down the intra-coastal waterway. (It is why I bought a sailboat)

Turkey day is not even here and already the Christmas stuff is out. What am I saying? It was out before Halloween. I talked Vivian into trying on this hat with the facial hair attached. I would not have thought of it if she hadn't already tried the sock monkey hat

Of course I got this picture off Steve and Linda's Blog. They are the boaters I met in Baltimore my first summer. They currently spend summers on Guppy in Canada and winters on Yesterday's Dream in the keys. They have a daughter working on the set of "Big Bang Theory".

I had hoped to join them in Marathon this winter but my time in Myrtle beach is not over yet. If you have followed the blog then you know the reason.

I bought an android tablet finally. A hewlett Packard 10 inch off HSN. It was a good deal. It took a week to get here. Finally arrived. The back was off  in the package and a small part, I assume was one of the cameras, was laying loose in the bag. I never even got a picture. In about a half hour it was back at UPS for the return trip. Maybe next week I will get an android tablet?

Last, but certainly not least. I ordered everything I need to do the P90X home exercise program. Funny how many times I have been told how difficult it is and I should not undertake something like this with my back. If I listened to every ones advice, I would still be laying in a hospital bed in Idaho waiting to die. I will do this 90 day program the best I can.
   I do best when I am in better shape. I will keep trying until I am successful. I want to start out early this spring in good shape. I am sort of following the south beach diet with Vivian. I still like foods that I should not be eating. I am trying, but time will tell. :-)   I guess the fact that she has me eating a lot healthier is a pretty good sign. I like healthy foods, I understand why we need them. I just have this love of eating about anything that I think I can digest.