11/22/1963 I can’t believe we are coming up on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. Well, maybe I believe that much. I just find it difficult to believe that I am old enough to remember this date. As a class, we had all gathered with everyone else in front of our school’sContinue reading “11/22/63- Now and Then”
Category Archives: Now
Goodbye old friends- Now
You were right. The chainsaws have not stopped yet. I am sorry to have to be the one to tell you. They are taking down the pecan now. At least you are not here to see it go, but you will no doubt see its end. It was the poplar they destroyed earlier. Now theContinue reading “Goodbye old friends- Now”
First parking ticket, and a new car- Now
A few weeks ago, I got my first-ever parking ticket. It was actually the first ticket of any kind I have gotten the entire time I have been driving. This was traumatic to some extent. My perfect record was gone. This includes a couple of years when I was driving professionally, first as a messenger/deliveryContinue reading “First parking ticket, and a new car- Now”
A Sunday at Peet’s- Now, but also then
It is a rare Sunday visit to Peet’s, a coffee shop in the town where I live. Only one of the regulars that I have become used to seeing on my more common weekday morning visits is here. I have known of Peet’s since my college days, in a much earlier life. Then I couldContinue reading “A Sunday at Peet’s- Now, but also then”
Worrying about the future; past- Now
Contemplating the future is probably not the most sensible use of my time, but it seems to have been foremost in my mind recently. It makes no sense, really. It will be what it will be. If in my past, I had known of and contemplated the details needed to reach this particular present, I might notContinue reading “Worrying about the future; past- Now”
High school moments and beyond, then and now
Things were always changing in my younger years. The Beatles had just stopped being the Beatles, or so it seemed at the time. Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. were both killed at a time they had so much more to offer, at least potentially. The Vietnam War escalated. College tension increased. Riots andContinue reading “High school moments and beyond, then and now”
Friends, Now
When I count the number of people in my life who have been truly good friends, I get a very small number. There were many casual friends from my old employer. I used to see them every workday. Some of them I had known for more than 20 years. After that long, I would haveContinue reading “Friends, Now”
Short message from “Now”
I can hear the collective groans thinking that this will be yet another post about my childhood. I will give it a rest for a while. Truly, it is not easy to rehash events from my youth. At least you can skip the entries that are of no interest. I have to relive not onlyContinue reading “Short message from “Now””
Not a job wanted
The alarm clock is beeping. You were right, this month it really is darker than last. The reason for the alarm waking us up so early one week each month is never far from either of us, particularly for you. It is time to start the next cycle. We dress, do a quick breakfast, andContinue reading “Not a job wanted”
Getting older . . .
I will be the first to admit this. I am getting old. I see it and feel it every day. This is not so bad, really. I know it is inevitable and irreversible. I appear older than I actually am chronologically. Thinking back, this has always been the case. My voice deepened earlier than mostContinue reading “Getting older . . .”
Memory is the Key 