I have to say this year sucked. January started off great. My wife and I had just finished a Caribbean cruise on Princess. The only bad part it was during the Super Bowel weekend. Fort Lauderdale was a madhouse. Way too many people in the city. Everything was stretched to the max. Talking to people on cruise bus. Delta put on 7 additional flights out of the Kansas City a day just for the super bowl. When we got back 12 days later the airport was a mad house. It was standing room only. The airport staff would only let you in if your flight was in an hour. Later I believe this help spread the virus nation wide. Living under a Communist Governor Withmer. Who I call witchmer we got slammed to a lock down. Which as of today is not over. So many small Mom & Pop business have closed for good. Our German club is about to go under. Because could not hold wedding, the weekly fish fry, the Christmas and the other club events. This also goes for the Italian and Polish culture clubs. The propaganda machine post all these number of Covid deaths and infected people. They are just added the count by new math. Having friends in the Police & Fire dept. Plus friends are Doctors and Nurse. Who tell me in private the number are overblow. But I group in the old generation who had to do story problems for math. So everything I learned in 50yrs about diseases. In college and in the military was tossed out. That is my two cents. If you don't like it leave. Or worst bitch to me on this blog.
I did make a ton of 3d prints. Sold a few in the progress. Now I have a great collection of Oriental building for Samurai period skirmishing. The darks age is coming along very nicely. WW2 is now huge to 15mm and 20mm scale. Trying to print 6mm-1/285 armor. Currently waiting for Napoleonic kickstarter to finish so I start on that area.
Created a few kool things in 3d for Advanced Squad Leader, Counter stack holder and storage boxes. Did a Mandalorian Helmet, pistol and other items for my daughter. Made some soap dishes for my wife and her friends for Christmas presents.
My failure are was building model kits and painting my miniature. The wind was knocked out my sail. As the IPMS national in San Marcos Texas was closed. Our August cruise around the UK was cancel. This particular once happens once a year. WE had planned to see Hadrian's wall, Shetland, Liverpool and all the small ports. Now I believe they scrapped the ship to safe money. All the cruise lines are hurting. Who knows when we will be able to go to the UK again. At 72 years of age I don't need this bullshit. In December I lost 7 member of my Air guard. No not to fuckin Covid. Cancer and heart attack was the main cause.
Can't say I'm depressed because they police will be on my door step to take my weapons away. Now that the socialist stole the election. Don't count on the US military to help by the end of 2021 there will be no military... Thats my 2 cents.
Hope to keep this blog going. Since I'm on the downside of my life cycle. If there are no posts for 3 months. As a reader you will it out. Tomorrow starts a new year... Later.
Keep your chin up old friend!
ReplyDeleteYou survived Viet Nam, you can handle this. But I agree an entire year's worth of bad news with no let up aside from getting a vaccine done in eight months (instead of six years) can really leave you wishing for better days. What was that old Chinese curse,"May you live in interesting times" well old Emperor Xi has really stuck it to the world, hopefully a few eyes have been opened and they won't be able to get away with this nonsense for ever. Paint your samurai buildings and let's play a skirmish game or two........I have a bunch of ninja already painted!