Life is great

[Buzz]

The older you get, the shorter each year becomes, in a relative sense - so that while the 12 months between one birthday and the next seems like an eternity when you're eight, by the time you reach eighty the passage of a calendar year seems ten times faster. Here is my Mom yesterday at 92 years young.

To cut a long story short we spent a fantastic day at sea and Mom's energetic exuberance was a visible inspiration to others less than half her age. We were initially supposed to have been aboard a sparkling 40 some foot express cruiser but it's electrical system crapped out and on short notice we ended up on an old but venerable 31 Bertram and it was a magical day. Life is beyond good - it is precious as hell and the good fortune of being able to enjoy even a moment of it must never be squandered.

[trularin]

Gee Buzz, you look very...retired.

You have my envy.

[Bobcat]

Buzz ... you are a very lucky man ...especially with your outlook on life . Boy, do you two look happy and totally at ease with each other .

Bob

[Ron61]

Buzz,

That is great. It looks as if both of you are having a great time.

Ron

[Buzz]

Thanks guys. My mother is really the one with the great outlook. With almost eight decades of involvement and accomplishment behind her - from a young office sargeant in WWII to a pioneer in the hotel industry and a one woman tea party activist who braved numerous death threats to bring about serious political/social change.

No doubt at her age she must be acutely conscious of the rapid, relentless passage of time, yet she carries on with a calm, relaxed and unhurried disposition that constantly reminds me to try to keep life's issues in their proper perspective. I do consider myself very lucky indeed and I have promised myself that I will celebrate her life while she is still here instead of doing it in sad retrospect after she is gone.

[HI Cobra]

Buzz,

The picture says it all. Too many people wait until it is too late - very glad
to see that you are not.

[Tom Wells]

Buzz,

Great stuff!

Along this subject, I subscribe to my sister-in-law's conspiracy theory: Time really does go faster as you age, but they don't tell you

Tom

[BlueRooster]

Happiness is a 31' Bertram with a fighting chair.......OH, and being able to show your Mom what it is like to be on a 31' Bertram with a fighting chair. The only thing missing is a 170 lb. bluefin.

[Buzz]

Originally Posted by BlueRooster

Happiness is a 31' Bertram with a fighting chair.......OH, and being able to show your Mom what it is like to be on a 31' Bertram with a fighting chair. The only thing missing is a 170 lb. bluefin.

Absolutely Dane! A big bluefin would be the cats a$$, but I happily settle for yellowfin - the guys haul them in all the time and they're great for shashimi and tataki. One friend of ours has a method he won't share for marinating and roasting pieces of fresh tuna in tinfoil. I know he uses a concoction of olive oil, rosemary and some other stuff - but it is melt in your mouth perfection! I'm getting hungry just thinking about it!

[Jamo]

Buzz...muy goodo.