Georgia On My Mind

Jim Weaver For my "0" readers I'd just like to say that I'm now learning to survive in the Metro Atlanta area with my new sweetie Linda. We've been progressing towards each other since late October and I now pretty much reside here in Villa Rica, Georgia, 30180. I commute at least twice a month back to the great town of Perrysburg for family visits, doctor's appointments and whatever else requires my attention in the eternal scheme of life. Sometimes Linda comes with me and so far I've been fortunate enough that Cheryl, the 1999 Honda Odyssey minivan I inherited with the conclusion of my divorce, has held up and just turned 197,000 miles and is still purring along. New brakes and tires are all she has asked for other than the regular-type oil change. I hope she goes on for a long time and helps keep her replacement, my 2007 blue Camry, out of the weather and free from the 10 to 11 hour drive and associated mileage. My golf game is erratic but I've already posted 27 rounds since January to a handicap of 10.5 so I keep on plugging away. Linda's been great, she loves golf and me and has seemingly passed the "new-person-in-our-father's-life" test, administered with a great attitude by my wondeful kids. The weather hasn't always been peaches-and-cream but it beats the snow, freezing rain and negative wind chills of Northwest Ohio during the November to May period. I'm very happy and moving past the tough last couple of years. So if you're of a mind to share in some Southern hospitality, look me up.