Yes, today I have reached my 69th birthday. Birthdays are strange events for me. I have vague memories of my 6th birthday, but beyond that, they are just a blur. While I don’t remember the details, my 15th birthday was a major one, since then I was able to terrorize the streets in my grandmother’s… Continue reading
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Spring, My Least Favorite Season; Followed Closely by Summer
We have sailed right through the spring equinox, and heading perilously toward the summer solstice. This is the season to which so many look forward. Warmer temperatures, emergence of new vegetation, and the final melting of that grey sludge that forms on the curbs of cities in the northeast. Weather reporters tout the beauty… Continue reading
2 April
742 Charlemagne (born), Frankish king (died 814) 1412 Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo (died), Spanish author 1453 The Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II begins the siege of Constantinople. 1513 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now Florida. 1565 Cornelis de Houtman (born), Dutch explorer (died 1599) 1618 Francesco Maria Grimaldi (born),… Continue reading
Trump for President
I never, in my wildest dreams, thought he could get this far. I have done my best not to listen to any of the televised debates, but have relied on sound bites and gotcha’ moments for their entertainment value, not information. The Presidential debates are nothing more high stakes reality TV. America wants a show,… Continue reading
Back At The Computer
It has been several months since I have been able to sit down and think about writing the blog again, but I am happy to report I am back at it and hope to live up to my newly announced status as Curmudgeon Extraordinaire. Hopefully you have noticed the new format for the blog. Given that… Continue reading