Time for his two week check up...

yes, even for the little ones Time Marches On. So today the parents take Keegan to the doctor for measuring, weighing, IQ testing and placement in the ranks of men. He will do fine, his blood pressure isn't off the charts. Nice thing about being in Hawaii - my blood pressure isn't off the charts either, might be if I had to provide shelter while I lived here but I don't.

Yesterday I did no jogging nor walking I tried to live like slug and almost managed to. One aunt and lots of cousins and friends dropped by to welcome the newborn and congratulate the parents and grandparents. We had met many of them at the wedding years ago - the flower girl has grown older, some of the adults seemed younger - a very happy group with pies and laughter and advice and questions to share. This having children seems to be a generational thing for many of their family and friends have babies to carry around or expect them soon enough.

If I ever become a nice guy one day I will be more comfortable being part of a greeting hug, or farewell hug -- but I did my best receiving hugs yesterday - must be some gloomy New Englander or shy awkward bumbling boy inside me that makes a hug complicated. Don't have a problem with children or elders but good looking young ladies I cringe internally, but did my poor best to pretend I knew how.

One young husband, future father, talked to me a bit about my motorcycling and motorcycle - my digital camera has one picture of the Trusty Triumph, as he left he suggested that I rent a bike and ride around the island, and he would like to go with me although he hasn't a bike right now. That might be fun, ought to look into it, not seriously but like one of those things I could have done if I won the Lotto.

I did send letters out yesterday with a couple of pictures for my aunt and mother, they don't have Internet access like everyone else in the world does, or we think they do. Real letters delivered to a box near them, some thing to hold and read, look at and share where they are. I do hope they and y'all are fine, doing so well without me, and good stuff is happening everywhere. Go gently... time for today's morning jog, don't you know the Lord loves we?