HAPPY MAYDAY!

When we lived in Havelock, which was a neighborhood on the north side of Lincoln, there was a tradition of leaving May "baskets" outside of front doors. Usually this meant a styrofoam cup filled with popcorn or candy. We ran into the same tradition in Hawaii. Actually, Mayday was a bigger deal in Hawaii. Our Lutheran High School hula group--which won awards &, no, I am not making this up--would perform at various venues on May 1. I got to see them perform at St. Mark's Lutheran School in Kailua one year. They were pretty impressive. No such tradition in Norfolk.

RESOLUTIONS REVIEW

You may find my monthly New Year's resolutions review a tedious exercise in self-indulgence, but it's my blog.

> Average 1 road trip per month  C-  Going into May, we should have made 3 RTs so far. Due to my accident in JAN, we've only made 2. This month we're spending a couple nights at the Lied Lodge in Nebraska City, but we have some catching up to do.

> Lose 5 lbs. A+  I've lost 10 lbs so far.

> Add to our National Park list. A  We visited Biscayne NP in JAN. 

> Avoid desserts. C  I'm counting carbs. Could be doing better. Could be doing worse.

> Do my PT exercises and/or walk at least 4X per week. C  I've been doing PT for the last month or so, & now I'm walking at least 1 mile per day.

> Publish my "Buzzwords" devotion book.  C  I finished writing them & proofed them once. Then Lois proofed them. Now I'm proofing them one last time, after which I will search for a publisher.

> Write my "Chapter & Verse" devotion book.  A  I'm making steady progress.

G.P.A.    B+

BUCKET LIST

It seems like we keep adding to our list. Looks like we'll have to live into our 90s. Here's our current list, in no particular order.

* Fishing trip with my son Nathan

* European river cruise

* Creation Museum & Noah's Ark Encounter

* Add to our Civil War battle sites. [We've been to Manassas, Lexington, Gettysburg, Pea Ridge, & Appomattox.]  

* Add to our National Park list. [We've been to 25 so far.]

* St. Paul's Missionary Journeys in Greece & Turkey. [We're booked in June.]

* New York City & New England.

* Canadian rail tour

* Texas tour

* Colorado tour

* Caribbean cruise

* Washington/Oregon Coast

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE SOUTH KOREA

"A S. Korean art student consumed a $120,000 piece pf art that comprised a banana duct-taped to a wall because he was 'hungry,' according to media reports." Fo News Online

LIKE UTAH

"Utah hiker, 70, fights off mountain lion with a rock after he's ambushed in canyon." FNO

CALIFORNIA

"CA DoorDash driver seen faking delivery, taking a oic, stealing pizza." FNO

"San Francisco Whole Foods hit with 560 calls of violence, drugs, vagrants before closing." FNO

"Yosemite Valley reopens after heat wave causes flooding concerns." FNO

POLITICAL POTPOURRI

"Young Democrats 'frustrated' 'disappointed' that Biden's running:  'Way too old.'" FNO

"POLL:  Americans fault media for dividing nation." Drudge Report

"In ominous threat to nation, Biden says he will 'Finish the job.'" Babylon Bee

TRENDING NEWS

"Uber lost & found list includes unique items like lightsaber, fog machine, pets, fake blood, & teeth." FNO. Two of my brothers-in-law drive uber. I'm just sayin'.

"Short on staff, prisons enlist teachers as guards." DR

"Noah starting to think the woodpeckers were a bad idea." Babylon Bee

CLIMATE CHANGE

"Climate chaos? Bugs will thrive in an ever-warming world, say scientists." FNO

HERE'S TO YOUR HEALTH

"Meat crucial to health, scientists say:  Call for end to 'zealotry' pushing vegan diets." DR