Joe Carter

This is a photo of my newest found cousin, Bela Salamon.  His is 45 years old and a married economist with 3 lovely daughters.  He resided in Clinton MA with his family for two years some time ago and moved back to Debrecen, Hungary which is in the northern plains of the country.  He and I wrote back and forth in Messenger for about 2 hours in the early morning yesterday.  Their time is 6 hours ahead of us.  We exchanged information about our respective sides of the families and with me receiving most of the revelations.  I always thought that my surname, Kocsis meant coachman (the guy behind the horse).  Was completely wrong.  The exact translation would be Carter in English or a person that transports goods by cart or wagon, an occupational name.  Grandpa's name would have been Joe Carter  (Jozsef Kocsis). His mother Maria became FB friends with Judy and my sister Joan  and his younger sister Maria joined up with Katey as they are in the same generation.  All are quite excited about the new found relations.  I sent more info to him this morning hoping it will be of interest. 

Included in which was a section on the weddings we attended as kids.  The entertainment was always Ziggy Bela and his Gypsy Orchestra.  I loved it even as a kid.  there There was an instrument called a cimbalom, a stringed instrument played with mallets.  This is an old photo of the group in performance in the 50's.  Inserted mostly for Bela in case he sees this.  

Shannon is with us for the holiday still watching the movies that make her happy from Disney.  I try to offer new choices but they always fall on deaf ears.  We had our kids over yesterday for a casual meal and a viewing of "Uncle Buck", a family favorite.  All went well and I managed to stay upright.

45 has pardoned most of his criminal pals and has refused to sign the bill for Covid relief helping millions of Americans that could be out on the street by the end of the year.  I hope all of his ardent supporters are watching closely as he becomes more unhinged with each passing day, enjoying a round of golf in the sunshine while the ICU's are running out of beds.  I am weary of his antics.

stay safe

all for now