November 22, 2023 (Wednesday)
The first snow of the 2023-24 season. There wasn’t much, but enough for the town to run the plows. It is wet and sloppy and will probably be gone after the temperatures “climb” into the 40s. It is an ugly time of year, but the holidays make it cheerful. The big news today is that it is my first-born son’s birthday. Happy Birthday Matt, see you tomorrow at Thanksgiving.
60 Years Ago
I remember it all. I was a Junior at Andrew Warde High School, It was a Friday and I was in a math class. I was looking forward to Thanksgiving. All at once the intercom came on and announced that the President had been shot in Dallas Texas. They let us go early and by the time I got home Walter Cronkite was choking up as he announced that the President was dead.
I was glued to the television for the remainder of the week. When they brought out Lee Harvey Oswald I remember watching him get shot by Jack Ruby. This was such a dark moment in our history. An assassination followed by others, Vietnam, Nixon and other atrocities. I often wonder what this country would have been like if Kennedy wasn’t killed.
Kennedy Assassinated
Those we have lost (an update)
Last Sunday I attended a music jam in honor of Dana Paul and other musicians in our music circle who have died. I posted some photos but continue to find others. I’ve compiled a collection of photos of those who are no longer with us.
Daily Picture Theme – Ordinary
I participate in a daily photo challenge on the social media site Spoutible. Everyday there is a different subject announced as a Daily Picture Theme. I select an appropriate photo from my collection to share. I have been sharing these exclusively on Improves With Age, my Substack newsletter. However since I have untaken the task of writing daily entries, I decided to introduce a daily picture theme photo to this website.
The theme listed for November 22, 2023 is ORDINARY. I could not think of anything that would work for this so I turned to AI. I typed that I wanted an image of “John Poltrack on an ordinary day in an ordinary town”. This is the result.
Happy Thanksgiving
Ginny is baking an apple pie as I am typing this. I really think I should be allowed to have a piece today instead of waiting till tomorrow. Have a great Thanksgiving.
