Twilight in Northwest Georgia: A Birthday Celebration

Saturday, February 13, 2021

A Birthday Celebration

Today is a happy day because Maribel's father Caesar will celebrate his 90th birthday in Chiclayo, Peru. It will be a day of friends and family stopping in, and lots of WhatsApp sessions with sons, daughters, friends and relation in other cities and countries.

Some of Caesar's family pictured above (right to left) are son-in-law Augustine, grandson Luis, daughter Natalia, Caesar, daughter Magali, grandson Brian (Maribel's son) granddaughter Claudia, and Brian's girlfriend Rosemary. The letters on the cake say "King of the house."

We wish we could have been there with them. Right now information regarding the status of Covid vaccinations in Walker County, Georgia is non-existent and it is a frustrating situation. When we have certifications in hand for the vaccinations and negative tests we'll be on a plane to Peru as soon as possible. And if the timing works out, Maribel will make the trip for the first time with a United States passport. It will feel so good to be among our Peruvian friends and family again.

Happy Birthday Caesar!

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What this blog is about

Hi. My name is Tom. I am a long-time blogger, having started in my native Wisconsin some fifteen years ago and continuing during my ten years living in Peru. I all but stopped posting to my blog when my wife and I returned to the United States and moved to Rossville, Georgia in July of 2017. We don’t actually live in Rossville. We live in one of those census-designated places, a term I really don’t understand and am not interested enough to learn about. The only practical difference I can see is that the city does not pick up our trash.

I’m starting a new blog because my old one was Peru specific, and that was yesterday. I chose the title ‘Twilight in Northwest Georgia’ for two reasons: twilight because I am old and for me age is playing an ever-increasing role in how I view myself and the world around me. And Northwest Georgia for obvious reasons. It’s not a great title but it identifies and introduces what it needs to. Good enough.

This blog is not going to have a central theme…it’s not going to be about anything specifically. I like to write and will post about anything and everything that may interest me at the moment. I do know that my wife Maribel will be mentioned frequently because she is everything to me.

A comment here about my writing style and philosophy might be in order. We live in an era of political correctness…a time when the broadcast and print media, politicians, and petty people in general are lined up like vultures, eagerly waiting to pounce on anyone for the slightest faux pas, no matter how innocent and unintended. The media do it to sell their services. Politicians do it to advance their careers by degrading others. Petty people do it because…well…because they’re petty people. It is never my intent to be politically correct, politically incorrect, obnoxious or offensive. I can be critical and sometimes very critical but try my best to be objective. I do like to praise when praise is warranted. I do have pet peeves, am very opinionated and can be very vocal about them, which in the past has drawn the ire of some readers on my old blog. But that’s life. We all have different likes, dislikes, values and beliefs. The key is how we handle those differences.

The purpose of this blog is to provide a platform for me to write. I am opening it up to the public simply because someone may find something of interest in my ramblings. Any reader comments or criticisms, provided they are civil, are welcome.