George de Randich

First of all to my friends OBRA Chat, thank you very much for your
encouragement and answering what might seem to you dumb questions!

By this time on Saturday I will have my tricycle! It is a bright and
bilious yellow; so that the old fogies in my convalescent center will spot
it; and so that there bicycle thieves will not want to take it! I have
decked it out with extra headlights so that I can see at night!

To my family in New York and my family in Florida and Maine, I know
that you have heard this before I intend to loose weight and regain my
health! Many of you have forgotten or didn't know how much I loved pedaling
from Morris Plains in New Jersey to George Washington's headquarters east of
Morristown!

Well recently some of my family out here Laughed at me, when I said that
I was going to give up the use of my car with the exception of when I must
go to the Vancouver V.A.!

My bicycle is here now and 98% assembled, so I will be picking it up
after my trip to the V.A. Tomorrow! I know that in about 2-3 years I will
be able to pedal down to Portland but, I'm not sure; at this moment; about
my ability to to scale Terrwilliger Boulevard!

But I do want to remind you "That he who laughs last laughs best!'

To my former clients remember how bull headed I was as a P.I., I was not
supposed to heal from two strokes and a heart bi-pass!

To my new friends at OBRA, if you see a white haired fellow on a Yellow
Worksman tricycle around Longview or Rainier, give me a shout of
encouragement! My near and dear here have actually laughed at me! You'll
find I'm a friendly guy!

Love to my family and my respects to my old and new friends.
George de Randich