Monthly Archives: November 2009

THANKSGING DAY 11/26/09 “Lotsa gravy, please,” That’s a common cry at this truly wonderful holiday feast that is enjoyed across the land irrespective of race, creed or color. No “Bah humbug,” cries at this one, where pleas of, “I’ll have … Continue reading →

The Future What’s easier than predicting the future? In 1963, during my first trip to California, I learned the it had just passed the population of New York, my home. Both states had populations of approximately 18,000,000 people back then. … Continue reading →

Why do people regard Friday the Thirteenth as being unlucky? Why do people throw salt over their right shoulder when they drop a spoon? Jack Nicholson wouldn’t step on cracks in the sidewalks in as “Good as it Gets.” Does … Continue reading →

Wang Wang Blues Yesterday was my 89th birthday, a very prestigious year, according to my daughter’s Chinese Guru. It’s been said that anyone can claim anything as something to be of special merit. However, such beliefs hold that if the … Continue reading →

911 Lest we forget, to commemorate 911, the staff and residents of the senior facility where I live, constructed a permanent Memorial Rock Garden here on the property. The event was kicked off with an impressive ceremony attended by the … Continue reading →

The nth degree enigma Why are we talking about how to fight the war in the Mid-east, rather shouldn’t we  be talking about why we are even there? Is it to exterminate the alleged ever-growing enemy presence there that constitutes … Continue reading →