Laying low in Hudson

Well, about 12 days ago I started experiencing pain in the instep of my foot.  It slowed me down an bit.  After about 4 days, the pain had dissipated and I went for a mile or so walk for a little exercise.  The next day the pain returned..but worse.  Well after 10 days of hobbling around, I went to a Podiatrist.  He diagnosed it as a stress fracture to the 2nd Metatarsal.  He suggested a foot immobilizer for several days.  So here I am..layin low in Hudson.  So much for Scout travel in the near term.

However, I have a great new book.  White Fire, by Lincoln and Child.  This is the latest book in the Pendergast series.  My second favorite series, is the Aloysius Pendergast series.  My favorite is the Travis McGee series by the immortal John D. MacDonald, but I have read each of those books at least 5 times each over the last 20 years.

I also have a new toy to play with.  It is a Nexus 7 tablet.  I have had a first generation Ipad for several years and it was "just O.K."  It was a little too large and a little too heavy.  The Nexus 7 is just right in size.  Of course we could all use to loose a little weight :) When you are a tablet you can not be too thin or to light ;)

When you team the Android operating system on the Nexus with the google Chromecast your web/tablet /tv world comes alive.  In fact with Netflix/Pandora/Google Play and other streaming tv, I am considering adding a HD Antennae and cutting the cable cord.  More on that later.

I am having a little trouble adjusting to Florida weather.  It just does not seem like Christmas.  I am not complaining.  I do NOT like snow.  It is cold wet and messy.  It just does not seem like the Christmas season without that cool weather near-hibernation status that I entered into this time of year during my last 30 years in the midwest.  To top it off, the weather announcer just came on and said "Saturday is the first day of winter..we expect a high of 82 on that day...

Well here is a photo of our Scout trip to the Badlands last summer...Scout daydreaming...