The BBC is stopping their shortwave broadcast to the Caribbean effective March 23. That’s day after tomorrow.
I’ve listened each and every day for years. I even carry a mini-shortwave in my backpack.
Do they think I’m going to whip out my laptop and listen online? Nope. I’ll be listening to Radio Switzerland or Radio Japan. Of course, they aren’t on at the same time I listen to the BBC in the morning. I’ll just be eating my cereal in silence or I’ll find something else.

This is a holiday weekend with Friday and Monday as a holiday. I have the whole thing off.
I am excited about that.
Yesterday they poured the concrete for the main deck of the house. Progress will be more visible for a while now, till they finish the roof and start the insides. The OI Girl has the doors and windows and colors and half the furniture all picked out. I’m glad I don’t have to worry about that stuff.
Have a good weekend!

Here’s a video of the house building progress, taken yesterday. Today they are pouring the concrete for the main deck. I was trying to keep the video short to keep the filesize down.
I can see the sea from here, and will be able to see it even better from the sun deck, which will be about 11 feet higher.

Next payday, I make my first mortgage payment. For three months, I’ll be paying mortgage and rent and will be broke!

Yesterday, for the first time, I walked through the front door of the house. It was just a temporary wood frame, but it was in the space where the door will be.
They started the walls, then the deck goes on. I know you’ll be able to see the sea from up there!

As most of you know, it has been my policy to not tell people I know about my blog. I never have and it’s a quite simple policy.

People have found it, and I have talked to them about it after they bring it up, but I have never told anyone about it. Friends have even said “I have a blog” and I haven’t said “me too”

So, as far as I know, The OI Girl still doesn’t know about it. I don’t particularly care if she knows about it or not. I’ve considered telling her, but keep deciding not too.

So here’s what I’m thinking, I have a Facebook page, that she for the most part made for me, and I could put a link to this blog there, then she’d be sure to find it that way.

What say you?

The house is coming along fast. The builder is my next door neighbor and friend and his crew is working 7 days a week to get it done.
I had an OK weekend, it was cloudy the whole time practically. Saturday OI Girl and I went to the annual orchid show and like a frikkin drug addict, I spent all my weekend spending money ($200) on orchids and those wood cages and an orchid book. I got $10 till the bank opens.

Trying to upload more images, but Google’s having problems apparently

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This is a 360 degree view of my house lot taken Wednesday afternoon. Yesterday, they stated pouring concrete for the foundation. I a very excited. I can’t believe that someday I’ll live there.