Today is the 63rd anniversary of my birth. No need to stop the presses about this news. All celebrations will be with family and close friends. My mission is to be gracious and erudite.
I’ll trot out my good stuff.
Here are my new definitions of good times:
When the thought behind gifts gives me my new wow moments.
When [...]
There’s a lot to love about Thanksgiving. Families sit down together for a grand meal. There is no list of gifts to buy. It starts the year end celebration – you can call it what you want. Retail businesses expect to get well soon. A good portion of the work force gets a two day holiday with [...]
Without warning or intention, I had two recent conversations where two people said they had no passion in their life.
The subject was about finding something meaningful during retirement. When vibrant people hang up their spurs, they feel a loss of purpose. My friends wanted to get back into life, but said they had no passion [...]
I caught another one of those glad-to-have-lived-this-long-moments today.
It was an ad for a Nintendo programmed with cooking instructions. TV Mom was teaching her TV ten year old daughter how to cook Chinese food by listening to this electronic aid. Wow, what an innovation!
Since cave women showed their off-springs how to make a meal from the fruit of [...]
If asked if I could change when to be born, I would pick 33 days after my birth date of November 29. 1945. This would officially make me a baby boomer. I spent 40 years as one before some journalist decided to make the delineation starting with January 1, 1946. I like to have it [...]
I attended a “Salute to Veterans” love-in in Rose Tree Park, Media. PA on November 9. Lots of the right stuff were there: classic cars, food, music and information.
My floppy, olive drab hat is off to the local restaurants providing free meals to Veterans on Veterans Day. It’s not a small gesture. It means a [...]
2008’s election is over with the Democrats winning the White House and making their positions stronger in the House and Senate. That old pendulum has swung back in their favor. Starting in 2009, they get control of government hot rod with the Republicans playing the role of brakes.
Between the election and inauguration is some sweet downtime. [...]