It's difficult to know where to begin on this post. The warm months of summer seem to be over and cooler temps prevail. Frankly I am now sick of the heat and and enjoying the crisp mornings. The grand kids are back at school and we are back to more of a routine doing Planet Fitness on a regular basis which is good for our health and architecture.
Today is my lovely wife's birthday which she hates to be reminded of. She attended a meeting at the school for my grandson this morning and looked beautiful as she departed. I really do not know why she puts up with me, my bad habits and inability to change my ways. But I am glad she does. Relationships mature after this many years. We learn our partners likes and dislikes and what they are passionate about. Our kids and grand kids are on the top of the list. It's wonderful to see how they have all grown and personalities have developed.
This month (October) Judy and I will be attending my 50th high school reunion. I go to see my former classmates but with some trepidation because through not fault of theirs, my high school career was not the happiest point of my life. I felt I was fat and unattractive and not the most charming. Like all boys that age, wanted girls to like me for more than a friend mostly without success. I lost a younger sibling to illness when I was sixteen and her illness mostly removed the happiness from our household. But, my parents soldiered on and did the best they could.
1968 was a tumultuous time in America. Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King were both assassinated in the spring of this year. Bobby was killed the morning after my senior prom. The Viet Nam war raged on, bringing great discord to our country. Many wondered what our purpose was there. On the political spectrum the Democratic National Convention in the summer was the site of civil disobedience with the National Guard attempting to restore order. Richard Daley the mayor of Chicago (site of the convention), anointed all presidential candidates if they expected to win. His city was in shambles. There is a book "Miami and the Siege of Chicago" written about these events. I had to read for a college course and still worthwhile.
My friends and I were still amazed by "Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" the epic Beatles album released in 1967. Still listening to it now 50 years later loving all the nuances of the music.
Today is a rainy one with the local roads underwater hoping the pumps work. Went on a dreary trip to Kroger's. Having a birthday party for my remarkable grandson Elijah tonight after school. We love him to pieces and he is still happy to see us most of the time. He has had some challenges in school but is moving ahead. We are very proud of him. Post party there is to be a soggy soccer game that nanny and poppy will attend. Was pleased to learn that he shares his birthday with my friend from the fifth grade thru high school, Jerry.
I am going to start my Roses lawn work this month helping more needy seniors with household chores. Judy's only requirement is for no ladders and both of my feet need to be planted on the ground. Sometimes the work is strenuous but recipients are most appreciative.
