It Was A Grand Last Meal

   Well the food party is over and now it is time to get down to business. The final supper was a grand event and I enjoyed it immensely. I had a very nice salad with basalmic vinegarette dressing, a side helping of a very nice spaghetti, with a main course of a perfectly prepared and very delicious T-bone steak. Topped that off with a very good cheesecake for dessert and it made for a very good send off of 55 years of a very long love affair with food. It was a bit emotional at times. I really wanted to sit in my car after the meal and have a good cry but with the help of a nice chat with my wife, I said farewell and drove back to my hotel.
   So this morning I am sitting here drinking a decaf coffee which actually isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be and writing in my blog wondering what today is going to bring. This is the day I have dreaded most. Giving up the heavy indulgences in food and caffeine. This is going to be tough but I will make it through it because I have a very loving wife that is backing me all the way and anytime I need to, I can call her and cry on her shoulder. :)
   I have a very busy day planned going to the Hamvention in Dayton, OH and seeing all the vendors, flea marketers, and seminars that I can take in today. My brother is joining me after work this evening and we will have a good time visiting, laughing, and carrying on. I solved the hotel crisis problem and was able to get a room with my Choice privileges points right in Dayton and that is a relief. I won't have to drive 45 to 50 miles each way to get back and forth to the Hamvention. Oh, and by the way, those of you that don't know what a hamvention is, it's a convention of ham radio operators and this one is the granddaddy of them all. It is a blast and it is huge.
  So off I go to start my first day on my totally liquid diet, with no caffeine, pop, or alcohol. I can already feel the dt's sitting in.(just kidding) It will be an interesting day though. I will let you know how well I make it through it tomorrow. For now, have a great day and talk to you all soon. George