Sunday Morning Coming Down

 There are many questions and not enough time to answer them all.  The rest of this post is from Ms Ledbetter who wrote this for the Tribune News Service that was picked by the Miami Herald. For those who do retire, many find it’s not enough to play pickleball, travel and spend time with the grandchildren. Because eventually, the sands of time feel like hail drops, and at some point, we’re all awaiting the final diagnosis. If you believe the final act is the last chance to leave a legacy, look to former President Jimmy Carter for a master class in aging with purpose, dignity and humility. Indeed, his post-presidential life was more successful than his presidency. After facing international challenges such as the Iran hostage crisis and domestic difficulties including inflation, he and Rosalynn left Washington in 1981 to return to their home in Plains, Georgia. Instead of accepting lucrative speaking gigs to enrich himself, he quietly championed the causes he cared about. He wo...

 Last Saturday night the time on my phone and television changed and I slept right through that change.  Sunday Morning Coming Down saw me take out the dog in the very early morning and pick up some trash along SW 56th Avenue near, where I park. It's kind of a fool's errand because the Saturday Morning Bicyclists are not garbage neutral. Three days into daylight savings time 6:30 AM isn't daylight and 7:30.PM isn't dark.  The bph of things has its own schedule which according to experts in the field is unavoidable.  Amazon also seems to have adjusted. Stuff gets delivered overnight and if you spend enough it is still kind of free delivery. I bought Aloe and pet shampoo to reach a $25.00 minimum for free and quicker delivery. The new paperboys are the early morning Amazon deliverers.  The hard copy of the newspaper rarely had sports scores that the online version has. Doctor appointments are fraught with uncertainty and are taking longer than they used to. Insura...

The title of this post is the first line of "Seasons of Love", from the play and movie "Rent".  The song asks the question how do you spend your life?  And down the rabbit hole we go. This morning a high school buddy posted the first verse from "In My Life", by the Beatles. " "There are places I'll remember All my life, though some have changed. Some forever, not for better; Some have gone and some remain... On Sunday, the UU guy that plays the piano for the choir and chooses a lot of the other music we listen to, Joseph Telleda played: "Imagine", by John Lennon. And this morning I researched the Spiritual Songs of The Beatles and found that Apple had already curated a list. In My Life Mother Nature's Son All You Need Is Love Here Comes the Sun Across the Universe The Word... I really did not remember "The Word" and listening to it on You Tube wasn't much help. And without skipping a beat, You Tube played an ad t...