Boomer Randomness

Random things I am thankful for today: My health is good and my job is fun. Perfect blue skies here today.   Cold but comfortable. AML, my awesome sister.   She lives a thousand miles away from me but I will see her soon. My friend LS in NC.   I don’t think I could be where I am today if I didn’t have her friendship and support for the past four years. My friend PC in Louisiana.   I’ve known her most of my life and her friendship and support were also invaluable. My friend LV in Wisconsin.   We’ve been friends for thirty years.   We don’t agree on politics or religion but we do agree on being supportive friends for each other no matter what.   And I am always happy for her that in her forties she finally found the man she had been looking for her whole life. I’m thankful for my spontaneous decision in the middle of the grocery store last weekend … to buy a turkey for myself.   It is cooking right now.   Hope I do it right. My new friend JH who

Despite the flaws we learned about him in the past fifty years, he was still a great President.  We haven't had one as good since.

Nothing profound churning in my brain this week, so here are a few random notes about my last week or two: I went to a black tie event last week, a fundraiser for the local chapter of the National Kidney Foundation.   First time I wore a tuxedo in fifteen years; and I also wore a mask for a little while because it was a ‘masquerade’ theme.   I went alone, sat at a table of total strangers, had great conversations, bid on four silent auction items and was the high bidder for three.   All for a great cause. Speaking of dressed up, I wore a suit to work today.   I never really have to do that.   Jeans are the norm where I work, but I do like to dress up.   The reason this time is that I was asked to give a short speech at the board meeting for another non-profit organization I regularly promote in my radio shows. Quite the honor to meet the people who make that organization possible.   Click on the words Drunk Driving on the right side of my blog for more info about them.

Next week marks the 50 th anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy.   Fifty years!   If you’re in your 40s or younger, that event and that day are things you learned about in history class or from your parents.   You might know the details but you didn’t live it and your reference points are second-hand. If you are a mid or upper Boomer, you know it and feel it.   Maybe you are old enough to remember the event that Friday and the continuing developments and mystery through the weekend.   Maybe you remember the assassin being assassinated on live TV that Sunday.   Or maybe you were just old enough to remember your parents’ reaction to what was going on even if you didn’t understand much about it. Fifty years later the conspiracy theories continue.   Was it the lone gunman?   Was he just the fall guy in a bigger plot?   Why did the owner of a Dallas strip club decide to kill the alleged assassin before there was any real proof that he was guilty? Why was e