For my birthday, my brother Jeff and his wife Nancy put together a great party. I had all of my favorites to eat and a wonderful cake with candles and a Spiderman Chopper on top. In addition to t-shirts, baseball cards, and lottery tickets, the gifts included an old box with a lot of 50 year old things in it.



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I think that when we are younger, we are smarter. We have more open doors. As we grow older, we close doors. If we close too many doors, we will find ourselves with nowhere to go.

I believe Walt Whitman was using this definition of the word electric, "keen and contagious excitement" in his poem and he speaks of men and women who carry this attribute with them and show it in every movement. But there is, I think a deeper meaning. It has to do with electricity. Take for instance an electric current, a movement of electrons ( Read more... )

I woke up at 1am, the patio door was open, and the wind was blowin' in.
I rushed out into the darkness, forgetting to put on my pants.
Had to get out to that railing, and save my potted plants.
OK, I just made that up, but here's a song I listened to yesterday and it stuck in my mind.

"Distant Camera" by Neil Young
The flash of a distant camera ( Read more... )

Pictures no work, me have to use words. (ugh, words). I suppose that means I will have to use intelligible sentences. Pure drudgery I tell you ( Read more... )

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Nothing substantial to offer, but...
Hi
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is this? Saw it flying up to the tree just outside my balcony. Made a mad dash for my camera hoping it would stay long enough to get a good pic.

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So far this year, I've lost 65 lbs. and I'm still losing. Also bought a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Spent a little time at the beach today, until the clouds rolled in. Getting ready for the summer- I have season passes for Great America and the Bristol Renaissance Faire, and tickets to see Jewel in July.


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And here's another silly love song-

At the moment the music began ( Read more... )