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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.

FORTH & BACK & FORTH

FORTH & BACK & FORTH

Surely you know what day today is, yes?

02 - 20 - 02

ESTRANGEMENT REDUX

ESTRANGEMENT REDUX

A little over a year ago I posted a rather personal blog about a family estrangement. To my surprise, this was widely read and commented on, linked to and discussed in a variety of loci. Many bloggers wrote of it, and the incoming e-mail was a mini-deluge.

It was clear that it touched a good many people.

GETTING "LAYED"

GETTING "LAYED"

Will Ken Lay do hard time? Will any of the white collar criminals from the Enron scandal really suffer? This smells just like the S&L scandal of some years back. Country club jails will house these hooligans, who will earn interest on their protected ill-gotten gains...all the while working on their tans, their tennis game, their computer skills and toning up those pecs, at government (read: taxpayer) expense.

There are families in severe crisis due to the shenanigans and greed of these Enron bastards.

The REAL Super Bowl!

The REAL Super Bowl!

Look!  It is the SUPER BOWL, placed right here on Super Bowl Sunday!!!!!

Yes, Sports Fans, this is the REAL Super Bowl. Others may pose as the real thing, but be it known far and wide... Look at it! Yes, you now see before your eyes, the REAL and TRUE, one and only, GENUINE Super Bowl!!!!!

SHRUBBERY

SHRUBBERY

Yesterday's New York Times carried a story about Little Shrubby, and another of his attempts to kowtow to the religious right-wing sect of his supoprt base.

You can read all about it here, in my other blog.

Here's the bottom line: Shrubby wants to dedicate money to a program designed to promote abstinence among teenagers. MONEY!

RADIO, RADIO

RADIO, RADIO

Anyone who knows me knows I spent much of my life in Radio.

As a three year old there was a signal event (har har, pun) that was a guidepost for my future; I decided at that early age to work in Radio when I grew up.

I couldn't wait that long.

By age 15 I was on the air on Pacifica's listener-supported WBAI in New York City. I spent the Summer as a volunteer, working in various departments. What a time, what a learning experience, what a great training ground it was.

A Hornet's Nest

Hornet's Nest

Or maybe this should be entitled, "Advertising a Hornet's Nest." Possibly a Pandora's Box reference might fit, but that would be subject to a ton of misinterpretation.

Ah, that's it! MISINTERPRETATION, that's the ticket.

No, we'll just stick with the original. Hornet's Nest, a thing that gets some serious buzz.

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