GUEST COMMENTARY

“But, most of all I will look forward to the phone calls and e-mails from all of my blogger friends – especially when you call me with a real juicy piece of information relating to something that might turn out to be a good article on Bea-isms.”

BEA GARDNER 

I am soon to be a virtual resident of Indian River County.

What does that mean?

The real meaning of the adjective “virtual” is being such in power, force or effect, though not actually being. In other words, I will still be a force in Vero Beach without really being there. Oh, the beauty of technology.

It means I will be writing Bea-isms as though I virtually live right here in Indian River County however, I will be physically living elsewhere.

Due to my husband’s failing health we will be moving from Vero Beach to a suburb of Columbus Ohio called New Albany in order to be closer to the family.

Basically, nothing much will change. You can be sure that Bea-isms will continue with only a slight break as I settle into our new digs in Ohio. Bea-isms will continue to keep you informed about a lot of things that you will not be able to read or learn about in the mainstream press.

Oh, by the way, I use the word mainstream very lightly when referring to the Pee Pee Jay (Press Journal and TC Palm) as I am known to call them. When, IMO, you want the unbiased truth, you will still have to rely on this publication and you will have to wait until I settle in to get back to Bea-isms on a regular basis.

I will miss the occasional coffee chats with a few of my blogger friends but I must confess, most of the time we keep in touch on the phone or by e-mail so, due to today’s instant technology I am sure we will stay in touch in the usual manner. It will not matter whether I am in Vero Beach or Ohio. As I said earlier, I will be writing Bea-isms in my virtual office in Ohio. Thus, I will be, in the real sense of the word, a virtual residence of Vero Beach.

Let me give you an example of why I will continue with Bea-isms. One of my recent articles titled: “please give me 15 minutes of fame” refers to the blatant abuse of taxpayer time that was given to Charlie Wilson so that he could get TV time for free advertising relating to his latest scheme.

One of my bloggers named Joan wrote this in reference to Charlie’s Chamber: Joan said, “After seeing a friends business listed in Charlie’s chamber, I asked her about it…and her words were. What, I never signed up with them. I sure don’t belong to it.”

And to think, Charlie Wilson wants us to believe he has 104 members in his organization. LOL

It is a comment on my blog such as this that makes me want to continue to stay on top of things in order for the public NOT to be fooled by everything they see or read in the mainstream press. In fact, once I am physically absent from the area, I may get the nerve to publish the hate e-mails that I receive from several of the people I blog about. Won’t that be a fun read?

So, my friends, at the end of February my husband Steve and I will be on another adventure in our lives as we trek on back to Ohio. We will be living within three miles of my son and his wife and my other son, though he lives in Miami, has a lot of business interests in Columbus and we are certain that we will see more of him once we move to Ohio. The move will also make Steve’s son more apt to make a visit to Ohio from San Francisco as he too has family ties there. The rest of the family are all within driving distance of our new home – sister, brother and lots of nieces and nephews. In fact, I have already been informed that Thanksgiving dinner will be at my house this year.

I am preparing myself for this leg of my journey as Steve’s caregiver and I look forward to the warmth of our fireplace and the warmth of family during this process.

But, most of all I will look forward to the phone calls and e-mails from all of my blogger friends – especially when you call me with a real juicy piece of information relating to something that might turn out to be a good article on Bea-isms.

Thank you all for your continued support and prayers to Steve during his journey with Alzheimer’s.

Editor’s note: Bea Gardner is the creator of Bea-isms.com.