There was a "Social Card Game" going on in the Library this afternoon as I rode the Nu-step for 15 minutes.  LeRoy was determined to be the winner and this was the first time he had played this particular game. Marv had dropped off a 1941 Collier Magazine which I had gone through and visited with him about. I had expected to see more "War Stories" than were included.

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The John & julie Owens Family

John, Julie, Sadie and Jack were all down to see us this morning. They just came in to tell us Good Bye & otherwise we visited out on the Patio. It was cool enough that I put on my windbreaker. They brought along their Bicycles and when they left here, they were headed up to John's Folks place and to see Carolyn and Ben. We had a god visit talking about school. We talked to Tim today and he told of seeing their School Picture for this fall. Julie is enjoying her one day a week work at the dress shop in Lincoln. John helped me out with a couple things on my computer which I appreciate. I asked him about one of the computer books that "were for Dummies" and John said he didn't think they sold them anymore. They expect us to get instruction on-line. 

                                                                                          

                                             
 

Daily Prayer Book

Carolyn came down this morning and took the picture of me reading our prayer book she gave to us many years ago. Here is copies of the book and the open page which I read this morning. 

 Here is a shot of the Burr Oak planting that we made down in a loop of Plum Creek some 8-10 years ago. It is also just a short distance off the Seward Walker-Biker trail. The City has done a good job of keeping the area mowed and maintained.

Here was a happy family getting their picture taken next to the tripod supporting the old black butchur kettle back in 1957. We moved to Lincoln the next year where I was transferred to work on Watershed Dam construction and could take some night classes at UN-L.

I worked at putting captions on1966 pictures today and came across this of the President Kennedy funeral. We watched  TV and timed when we needed to drive up to catch this view of the Cortage with the flag dropped coffin being pulled into Arlington National Cemetery by 6 white horses.

 I was given this book yesterday and spent time in it's 160 pages today. It is the story of the Cubs and Indians in the 2016 Major League World Series, won by the Cubs in 7 games. 

Here is a 1982 picture of Verlon, Carolyn and me with one of Verlon's birds in his apartment in Richmond,VA. He is back at building some similar even now.

10 Participants at Men's Coffee on 8/4/20

Here are half of the 10 men who participated in the Men's Coffee this morning at 10:30. There was a similar number at the other end of the table. Everyone spoke on their immediate family. We just got all the way around in the hour long session.

Jim, Julie (Sorge), Thomas and Emily Goodwin

Here is Jim and Julie (Sorge) with Thomas and Emily. It was taken at a Family Reunion at the Hughes Cabin here in Seward. The event honored Dad's 93 Birthday as well as he and Mother's 69th Wedding Anniversary.

Hughes Garden Flowers

Carolyn was down this afternoon and brought a new bouquet from their gardens. She also brought 3 tomatoes for Elaine. We really appreciate her visits and gifts.

The Crow's Nest: Elaine and her cousin Kathleen and Tom Tyrrell wit...

The Crow's Nest: Elaine and her cousin Kathleen and Tom Tyrrell wit...: Elaine and her cousin Kathleen and Tom Tyrrell with us as they celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary here in Seward. They are from the Beaver Crossing area originally but have lived in southern Alabama for a number of years.

Tom & Kathleen Tyrrell 8/1/20

Elaine and her cousin Kathleen and Tom Tyrrell with us as they celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary here in Seward. They are from the Beaver Crossing area but have spent several years in  southern Alabama.

Kathleen is not in good health.

Elaine's cousin Sharon and Tom Tyrrell with us at their 50th Wedding Anniversary. They have lived in  southern Alabama for several years after leaving the Beaver Crossing area. Sharon is not in good health.

Here is a picture of Elaine's cousin Sharon and her husband Tom Tyrrell on their 30th Wedding Anniversary back in 2010. They live in the Alabama area where they have been for a number of years. Sharon is not in good health.

Tony on Nu-Step

Here is me on the Nu-Step bike in the Library off the entry way into the Kinship-Pointe independent living facility. It was moved up here from the assisted living area at the time of greater separation. I set it on the 6 level of tension and ride it for 15 minutes each day. I've only missed 1 day this Month in addition to only riding for 6 minutes on one other day. I hope to finish out the month of July with my 15 minutes /day. During June, I rode 15 minutes on 22 days.

KC Chiefs vs Cleveland Indians with Alex Gordon

The Royals got 2 HR's in the 1st inning against Cleveland but the Indians came back and tied it up 2-2. We were gone to our evening meal while that was going on. I did get back in time to see Alex Gordon bat in the 6th inning but he hit into an easy out and in the 9th.  This must be a difficult time for Alex with some question as to how much time he has left. But it's a difficult time for all of us and we are not being paid like he is. The game ended in a tie so a runner was put on 2nd base and bunted over to 3rd. He scored on a long fly to center. The next batter walked but was out trying to steal 2nd. The Indians got runners on 1st and 2nd with walks but were unable to score so the Chiefs won 3-2.

Congratulations on 10th Wedding Anniversary

Congratulations to Julie and John on the 10th Anniversary of their Marriage. They have done very well during this time with having built a new House and Office. But more importantly is Sadie (8) and Jack (6). We couldn't ask for two Great-Grandchildren to be more proud of. They have both done very well in school at Saint Andrews and regret the impact that the coronavirus will have.

Yankee's vs National's

Verlon called me this evening to assure that I was set to watch the TV baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees. The game is being played in Nationals park in DC. There are no fans at the ballpark. The ESPN camera men are well concealed and the announcers are in the studio.

Scherzer was the starting pitcher for the Nationals and is shown here walking off the mound with the yankees having scrored 2 runs in the 1st inning. The Nationals got a run in the bottom of the 1st and it's now 4-1 in the bottom of the 6th. This seems to me to be a poor excuse for Major League Baseball.