Some Random Musings
The situation in Syria is horrible. Should the USA react with military
action? No! Certainly not alone. MAYBE we could be part of an international
operation, but we should not go it alone.
Who made us the world’s enforcer?
Someone in Syria used chemical weapons on the population, but it is not
irrefutably clear who did it. Do we
really need another Iraq?
Labor Day Weekend is a psychological turning point. For older adults it brings back memories of ‘back
to school’. It is the borderline between
summer and fall. We celebrate working by
not working. But Labor Day doesn’t have
an icon. Easter has a bunny, Christmas has
Santa, Independence Day has Uncle Sam but Labor Day has nobody. Food for thought.
I read an article yesterday about the positive side of
choosing single as a lifestyle. Have you
ever noticed that when a relationship ends, all your friends and family dive
into finding somebody for you? Or they
ask if you’re seeing someone? Or they
suggest dating web sites. They assume
you want to find someone right away, that you don’t want to be single. This article makes a good case for choosing
single, especially if you’re over 50 and have a record of failed
relationships. Like me. I am great in a relationship, up to a point,
but maybe I am one of those people destined to be single. Maybe I am fine with that. What about you?
I want a new ride, even though I do not need one. My aging Honda is just fine, even at 149,500
miles. Nothing is wrong with it. It is almost a luxury car, it is both fast and
economical and it looks pretty good despite my relatively lazy attitude toward
taking care of it. In my youth, I
changed cars every year or two. Sometimes
I bought brand new vehicles, sometimes used cars or trucks. Now I average just over five years per
vehicle and I haven’t purchased a brand new one since 1994. Realistically I need to squeeze one more year
out of this one. Stay tuned.
There are 121 days left in 2013 but I can already proclaim
this as one of the best five years of my life.
Two of my best friends visited me and sampled my new life for a few days
each, I visited one of my favorite cousins for a couple of days, visited New
York City twice, I’ve begun to make new friends in my new neighborhood … all
good things. Awesome and incredible
experiences for me. People who know me
well can see the positive changes in me.
Maybe 2013 is my lucky number.
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