Anderson" I say out loud, startled she drops a plate back into the water “Oh, uh when did you get in Scotty?” she asks me nervously “Oh, Late la...t night” I respond “I didn’t disturb you when I got in did I?” I ask her “Um, no no” she responds stammering. “I’m going out with Justin for a bit” I say as I give her a wink and head out the door. I turn back to look at Mrs. Anderson and I can see that she has the most perplexed look in her eyes..IIIt had been nearly a week since Mrs. Anderson's late. This attempt at being an author is also part of this story thanks to Bruce.Why did I leap from hobby to hobby? At first, I was looking for my niche, and something that was satisfying and that contributed in someway to society. I took classes, went to many meetings, mentored others and got mentored, and slowly I realized I was trying to reestablish all my old office routines and schedules with new activities and under new banners. Bruce told me I was a 'retirement failure.'Diane's illness pulled. ”Dave turned and watched Matthew come racing onto the patio from home. “DAD! Hi, everybody.” Dave caught the six-year-old and gave him a bear hug.“I WANNA SWIM,” Matthew announced loudly.Dave said, “Oh, OK.” He stood and carried the screaming and squirming youngster to the edge of the pool. He lifted the small mass of wiggling arms and legs and with a mighty heave he tossed the screaming youth into the pool. Everybody watched and laughed. Matt went deep under water, and then bobbed to the. He has had years to perfect his technique.“Elizabeth called me. You haven’t been back to see her and you are not taking her calls.”“Given the circumstances,” I observed, “I didn’t think that would be a good idea.”“Your surgery is in two weeks,” Mama bleated plaintively. “You can’t tell me, after all you have been through, that you don’t want to go through with it now. Elizabeth wants to see us; just the two of us this time. She said there have been new developments.”“Yeah, she probably wants to.