Chazd's (Charles Dowdell's) News Burps

It has been nice enjoying the coming on of Spring. The weather has been good, but a bit rainy. No oppressive heat yet. We are booking our summer vacation which is a reattempt of the Balkans trip that Covid thwarted in Dec 2021. It will be a busy trip. I create annual objectives for myself each year and work towards them. I have some cool projects, and new directions. I am generally good at accomplishing them. When I looked at my annual goals yesterday I noticed there was nothing about new vehicles or automotive projects. I am continuing the conversation with myself in regards to why I bought a military Humvee at auction this week. I have been looking and studying the auctions and I found the right deal and I was the successful bidder. The machine was less than 2 hours away and it is already delivered. I have other categories on my objectives that the Humvee crosses into nicely such as spending more time on the farm in NY, and some business goals I have. But after the conversation it

We are back from up North. Another complicated trip complete. We went to the farm, saw some friends, had a Rochester cheeseburger garbage plate (with a diet coke), and went to my Aunt's 90th birthday party. My Aunt's birthday party was quite an event. About 100 people attended. Each guest was more interesting to talk to than the next. Some fascinating conversations and a great way to celebrate the event in Auntie's garden in Wash DC. I gave a quick speech.