March 2002

SEEING THE LIGHT

SEEING THE LIGHT

In the entry prior to this I promised to blog about an interesting visual event, one I experienced two weeks ago, on my birthday. A few notes, first.

I had a quiet birthday. Worked most of the day, felt a little tired, didn't realize it was a precurser to a slight bout of Diabetes-related-Anemia coming on. Was surprised as I left for the day to find a GIGANTIC birthday card from my cohorts. A huge card, in the shape of a pickle.

THE PASSAGE OF TIME

THE PASSAGE OF TIME

The prior blog entry was a prelude to my birthday. The big one, 50. Half a century.

I had a comforting phone call with The Curmudgeon, a close friend 12 years my senior who agreed that 50 is a toughie. 60, he said is in some ways worse, in others ways not so. Yet it goes by much quicker.

50 MINUS 4 AND COUNTING

50 MINUS 4 AND COUNTING


I am about to have my 50th birthday.
On Thursday, March 14th, I enter my sixth decade. This has been a
catalyst to a great deal of reviewing of events and years past, and a
lot of thinking about the tremendous changes brought about during [my]
past decade. And thus here comes a lengthy ramble on a good many
topics, all relating to the passage of time, birthdays past, and some
of the characters along the way.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DAUGHTER

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DAUGHTER

February 28th marked her 17th birthday. My daughter is one year away from being a legal adult! Hackneyed though this may sound, it really does seem like just a few days ago that she was born.