Birthday!

Tomorrow is my birthday.  My 89th.  Somewhere along the way I've moved from 'old' to 'very old.'  I ask myself, is this an occasion for celebration?  Should I be celebrating my birthday?  Since, I see from the newspapers, most of the people who are dying are younger than I am, is another birthday an occasion for celebration?

The answer is 'Yes.'  Reaching 89 in good health, with no mental deterioration and able to enjoy a very comfortable lifestyle, is a cause for celebration.  For sure, more fortunate than most.  It is also a cause for gratitude.  I don't take my good fortune for granted.  I appreciate it.  I am thankful for it.  Not a day, or even an hour, passes without my being aware of how lucky I am.

So tomorrow, with Sandra by my side, I'll raise a glass and celebrate my birthday.  Actually, now that I think about it, I won't be waiting for tomorrow.  I'll celebrate today, this important day before my birthday, just as I'll be celebrating the day after my birthday, and all the days to come! 

Random Thoughts!

What caught my attention this week:

Brian Flores is suing the NFL for discrimination.  With 32 teams which have 58% Black players, there is 1 Black coach.  Something wrong with this picture?

A Tennessee school board says "Maus," a graphic novel about the Holocaust, should not be taught to 8th graders (or any students for that matter) because it has nudity and bad language.  Yeah, sure that's the reason.  Wasn't it the Nazis who banned and set fire to books in 1933?

The Republican National Committee says the January 6 insurrection was "legitimate political discourse."  I wonder what 'illegitimate' political discourse would look like?

More than 900,000 Americans have died from Covid.  Yes, among developed nations like ours we're #1.  Coming up soon: a million, mostly among the unvaccinated.

The Winter Olympics got underway in Beijing.  Yawn!

Pence disagreed publicly with Trump.  Who says miracles don't happen?

Lots of nice things being said about Jimmy Garoppolo by the Niners as they kick him outta the house.  Yes, Martha, it is a business disguised as a game.

Snow and ice all over the place.  And more to come if you believe the groundhog.  But not here in the City by the Bay!