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Right now I have a mustache.  Just about the same one I've had for most of my life except for the ends being a little longer.  I also trimmed the bottom so it will not cover part of my upper lip.  It stays cleaner after I eat. I grew a beard for a while but it just wasn't me.  When I shaved everything off I looked younger but again it was not me.  My daughter told me she knew me as always having a mustache and she was glad I grew it back. This is not my mustache! It must have taken several years to grow and hours each day to groom it.  I guess it was one of his life goals.  Seems like a waste of time to me. Here's my mustache.  I took the photo standing in front of my bathroom mirror. It's not too much work to keep up. My ideal goal for a mustache.  Maybe I'd make the ends slightly shorter.  He has my "salt and pepper" color. How do you feel about mustaches?

Manhattan Bridge to Brooklyn Entrance It's a very multicultural area.   -Here is a Buddhist temple which looks nothing like a temple to me. -Lucky Star is the name of a bus ride from New York to Boston and back.  I hope it doesn't mean you'll be lucky if you make it. -Above in Chinese, the sign must be an ad for some sort of gambling place. -The buildings at different angles add to the confusion.  Pigeons fly over the building in the back. One of the uniquely decorated images in the city. Watch out! The young woman seems in danger of being eaten by the van.

We celebrated a week after Easter in Brooklyn with my grandson.  On the real Easter day we celebrated at home with my brother in law and mother in law. The video is a little dark so enlarge to full screen for a better look. We all had a great time.

"This day may be looked at both figuratively and literally : Literally , one would not walk through a puddle of water or mud, one would walk around it. One would not walk under a ladder or over broken glass, one would walk around it. Figuratively , one would “walk around” avoiding certain problems or potential problems. One would also “walk around” avoiding arguments, certain situations or unwanted or uncomfortable conversations. Another possible intent of this day could very well be to walk around things such as a neighborhood, park or the shopping mall." This is not my idea.  I found it on the web.

We keep in contact with my daughter Laurissa, son-in-law Ryan and grandson Miles with Skype.  Now it will be in person.  It will be great! They live 5 or 6 hours away so we stop about halfway to stay at a hotel.  It makes the trip so much easier. He's fascinated! 

I can't figure out where the TV screen is located. This must be before cassette players.  But how do you prevent scratching the record when you drive over a pothole? Was this the first all-terrain vehicle? Looks like the wheels are coming off as it rides over a small hill. This is described as a listening device for detecting approaching aircraft before the invention of radar.

I spent several hours yesterday trying to reinstall the Norton antivirus program on Lynette's laptop.  It's free with my cable TV subscription.  I think a virus disabled it, very strange. I had no luck.  Even the cable company could not do it.  I spent about an hour with them on line and I have to admit they did try.  They gave me the Norton helpline.  I was too tired to call them yesterday so I'll call today. Last night I watched the 2002 movie Tangled.  I thought it was very good. Two best friends are in love with the same woman.  She loves one of them romantically but the other man she only loves as a dear close friend.  I won't give away any more of the story. It reminded my of a similar situation I had in college.  I was the man the woman considered as a close friend.  The man she loved was a good friend of mine.  All I can say is that it was very frustrating and heartbreaking. That was many years ago and I got over it.  After I moved out of town I wen