Newsletter Comments
Send me a note and it will be posted below. Edited only for decency...Bill
Email me! bill@bgerman.com.
Bill, I always find your newsletters very open and interesting. With the latest one I thank you for all the work you did to analyze the options, should I decide to move to Round Rock Texas.
... Charlie F., Richmond, VA
Of course I read the newsletter each year and look forward to the next one! This year’s is GREAT! You may have outdone yourself! I’m looking forward to your next book - Once Was Enough, Vol. 2? It was great seeing you again!
...Connie R., Houston
You are a very nice person!...Ed
Enjoyed newsletter as always. Considering increasing walnut intake although (with all the aches and pains) not sure I want to pass 93 years old. Hope all of you are well.
...Dale M., Breaux Bridge, LA
Mr Bill: I know you sent me this for a prelim critique. The only comment I have is that obsequious opinion from Johnny somebody. Everyone will know it is fake. Otherwise, good job.
...Jack S., Lone Pines, WI.
Great read. Thought about doing the fitness eval, but realized that I would have to take more than one step. My wife and I are living in a retirement community in San Antonio and love it...Michael P., San Antonio
Good job, Bill...inviting layout, chock full of fun items to engage and contemplate. Good for you , fun for your readers...
Great to have our brief Central Texas visit.
Hang in there. Let us know if you're headed this way...Peace...Dan B.,Austin
Hi Sweet Friend. As the New Year rolls around I wanted to check with you and see that you are well.
As always your news letter is informative, entertaining and a little coincided (just want to keep you grounded). But you are looking pretty spicy for a guy your age, make and model.
Think of you often and miss you like crazy. One day our paths may cross again. Until then stay fit and well. Fondly,
...Roxan P., somewhere inTX.
(I think she means conceited, or maybe copacetic...Ed) She sez:
“Yes, I ment conceited.”
Hi Bill...I’m an excellent judge of talent. This is truly one of the most entertaining (thankfully it is brief) and educational documents in the history of mankind. And the Tom Brady counsel. Wow! How long have you known him?
...Johnny W., Florence, CO.
Hi John. Tom and I go way back. Joking, we're merely acquaintances.
Thanks. Very entertaining.
...Colleen T., Boulder, CO
Thanks, Bill. Your newsletter reminds me of poor Richard’s almanac. A little bit of this and a little bit of that. The Mrs. and I will probably move into a retirement community in about two years. We have a very good one in Richmond, which everyone who lives there seems to love. we are about to go on a cruise in the Caribbean, followed by three weeks in Naples, Florida.
I’m glad we hooked up after 50 years apart. We used your rice cooker the other night. Amazing it still works. Keep me on your newsletter mailing list. Best.
...Charlie F, Richmond, Va.
Thanks, Charles. That rice cooker is a wedding present for all time, evidently. I bought it at the PX sometime in the early 70s. Then delivered it via my Navy supersonic jet to your NY apt. Whoa.
I thought about you recently and wondered how you were doing. Looks like you're OK.
I too had a hip replacement in 2024 and then lumbar spinal fusion later that year. Had to quit skiing and hiking. I still go for short walks, but couldn't keep up with hiking group. But life is good. I can still paint and was asked to be president of Pikes Peak Watercolor Society. It's a fairly easy position, but too many differing opinions. So I'm one and done.
Good to read your newsletter. Take care.
...Martha L., Colo Springs
Good to hear from and about you. Yes I read the newsletters.
...Charlotte M., Colo Springs
Thanks for sending, Bill. You have the good stuff - all about you - at the end on the last pages!...Tripp H., Sonoma, CA
Good to hear from you Bill. Stop by Panera one of these mornings, so we can catch up.
...Mike T., Colo Springs
It’s tough to lose any of us. I appreciate your memory pieces, Bill. And our managing to keep in touch through all these years.
...Val T., Seattle
Our architect’s class is sadly less one member, as of January. R.I.P., Bill W.
Holy crap, Bill! I thought I was trying to stay in shape hitting the gym 3 times a week (hardly daily) for - oh, maybe an hour if I was lucky - and walking dogs 3 days a week. Daily!? 8-11?
Is that all you do each day?
...John P., Tucson
Afraid so John. My life is a simple one.
Good Morning Bill, I finally took the time to read your News Letter. I find it interesting that I know the answers to your US citizen questions. Also we have in common a hip replacement. As for us here in Johnson City ...We now have our grand son living with us temporarily. I' ll turn 67 in Feb. And I feel that I'm more busy now then I was in Co. Well that's the news from the hills of Tenn. Best wishes for you in this next year.
...John H., Johnson City, TN
I read this at lunch, then managed to open your newsletter on my iPhone & read every word, while eating my BBQ. I enjoyed your opus, glad you make this an annual event!
All’s well that ends well.
...Lee P., Huntsville
“I enjoyed your letter. It was awhile ago. So many different topics and interesting stuff.”
...Joanne P., Colo Springs - Feb 26
I think she meant newsletter...
My 2026 New Year’s resolution: Continue on an upward trajectory, somewhat less steeply.
A big thanks to the Three J’s, who make my jym life enjoyable.
