WHAT I'VE DONE...........

Many things, not the least of which (maybe it is) is posting 100 blog entries. Yet, on occasion, it has been suggested that I lead a boring life. True, I've never been to France, still I protest, "au contraire!"

I have vacationed on the shores of Miami, Puerto Rico, and Martha's Vineyard.
I have been to numerous ball parks from New York to San Francisco, from Boston to Baltimore.
I been been to several World Series games; one of them heartbreaking.

I accumulated and dissipated an eclectic 300 plus vinyl record collection featuring such artists as Biff Rose and The Rotary Connection.

I have eaten horse meat. And kangaroo.

I railed thru Canada.
I have cruised the subways of New York and the seas of the Carribean.


I have attended concerts provided by such luminaries as The Chambers Brothers and the legendary High Priestess of Soul, Miss Nina Simone.
I have been to broadway.
I have been ON Broadway (intermission of "Hair," 1969.)



I played little league for two years, curiously never hitting a home run, but I did slide into third base countless times for triples, the most exciting play in baseball.


I have survived an intense allergic reaction to a perfect storm of food ingredients and atmospheric conditions.

I helped create and sustain an imaginary baseball league for an embarassing number of years.

I helped raise a family.


I simultaneously endured and thrived in a 35 year career of middle management, an exhausting masquerade.

I danced at daughter's wedding.



What have I done lately? Well, that's a different story. Not much, I suppose, but as I have stated here numerous times before................I'm content.



I read, I walk, I search for bargains in grocery stores and thrift shops.

I marvel at the accomplishments of my daughters.

I adore my grandchildren.

I share the bliss of daily life with my bride.



I retired. I had to, in order to have time to count my blessings.



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