Volume 17 - Day 14/351, 2025 - Tuesday

It is Total Stranger Tuesday, and this stranger just turned four months old a couple days ago. His name is Mikey, and I did not make him cry! Of course, we had a good walk this morning, and then it was time for our ROMEO breakfast...me, Richard and Rick. While we were sitting there, a single gentleman was seated by himself at a table next to us, and I asked Richard and Rick if they would mind if I asked him to join us. During my time running hotels and restaurants, we always tried to sit single people with other guests, just so they did not eat alone. They said okay, and he first said 'no thank you,' but quickly changed his mind and joined us. We all made new friends. His name is Martin and he and his wife are from Southern California and they live in Sun City. A very interesting person, and we will see if he decides to join us again next Tuesday. Prior to breakfast, I had made a stop at Home Depot to pick up a couple things, and saw a friend of mine, Pam, who I haven't seen in at least five years, and she did not know that Jody had died. We had a nice meet-up and I will look for her again the next time I need a nail or something. After breakfast it was off to the office. I had to do one thing, it took less than five minutes, but I had to do it. I will be back in the office tomorrow, and there are still a few odds-and-ends that we are doing to close out everything from twenty four years of being property managers. So far, I like my semi-retirement, and I think it will only get better. I also put all the plants outside again, and they will be able to stay out until Saturday afternoon. Beginning Sunday, we are expecting the coldest temperatures of the season, but we are not expecting another Snowpocalypse.