As the year of 2024 heads towards it’s conclusion, America faces a Second Trump Presidency, high home costs and food costs too. It faces a President who shall run it like an Autocrat, and will have to fight to survive it. The battle will be to keep the Democratic/ Republic the Founding Fathers found it.

For me, I am moving forward in my own ways. Medically being checked out, because I am turning 69 soon enough. Eye appointments, pet scans, and more. Then, I am tired of being alone so much, and at almost 69, I am looking to meet more people. Loneliness kills actually so I am stepping out in two ways. First I created a singles club here in the condo compound i live in. The idea is to see if we can get the two genders to interact and get along, and go out having fun. It is not intended as a dating thing, but a friendship thing, where we all have fun. From that who knows what may grow.

Then I was told about a volunteer position for the Town or Westborough, as a member of the Veteran’s Board. I applied there hoping to join in to help fellow Veterans of all kinds and myself included. As a 16 year Veteran who was disabled serving my country, I want the Veteran’s here to have all they need and can get for help, from The Veteran’s Administration and the Town we live in. If there is anyone who deserves help, it is our Veteran’s who served Honorably.

I am hoping by getting involve in these programs and clubs, I can expand my own involve and have fun doing so. If it works out, I will be happy.

As 2024 passes for me it is now over 3 years since I lost my wife to cancer. Yes I still miss her, and yes I will always miss her. But, as I told one person, those of us who suffer such a loss of a loved one, must take the time to grieve and then move on. For with our loved once lost, we must steady ourselves, take one step at a time, into getting out again and interacting more. We the survivors and widowers and widows,, can only deal with the grief in our own ways, and for each of us, it will bea different time line for sure. If you are one like me, you will, hit a time, when you feel you are still here and must do something for yourself again and on your own. We deserve to find a partner, or a friendship with the opposite gender, to make our lives whole again.

So, as, we head into the Christmas Season this year, I want to wish all, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ahead. I hope all can find someone, something, or someway to carry on and enjoy life in their fullest. For as the New Year of 2025 comes at us, we deserve to be happy, content like all the rest, it is up to each of us, to make the best out of what we have and can do.

As 2024 runs out at a fast pace, it is time to lift ourselves up, save our money, hold our homes and find some happiness and contentment in our own ways. God Bless all and may 2024 as it ends, disappear slowly and comfortably for all, ad Mat 2025 bring Happiness, Joy, Contentment, and relationships for all of us, who need them most. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All !