The Flag – one of Robin Williams’ great moments !! https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q_L1vLv84vs Funny and sweet. Well done tribute.
Month: September 2014
Progressively Falling Apart
Are we progressively falling apart, or less dramatically, is the more significant question “what really is aging?” In the last year I have had three surgeries that required anesthesia. Friends of mine have had breast cancer, melanoma, falling incidents, accidents, and broken bones. Harrumph…is this what getting older is all about? Progressive frailty is a reality…
Saturday night….and it’s all right
Retirement is likely to sound to the unretired like every night assumes a sameness. Since no one day is generally different routinely related to work or weekends,, there is an assumption that every day has a certain sameness. It doesn’t. There are certain life’s rituals that attach to days of the week. Also, there is…
Lucca, Italy
This morning I was reading the Sunpapers’ Life and Travel section. There is an interview (by Jae-Ha Kim) of the new book, “The Beat of My Own Drum: A Memoir” written by Sheila E. One of the questions was about travel and asked what untapped destination should people know about? The answer was Lucca, Italy.…
A Sudden Event
A friend of mine, not my very best friend but a good friend and previous long-time colleague, was hit by a car this past week. She was seriously injured and remains in a coma. She has many broken bones and significant head injuries. This is the second time this year she experienced an accident while…
Life Gets Better 