2004 is winding down quickly now. A few more hours and we'll be entering 2005! Wow! I like to compare present times with those of a century ago. A hundred years ago in 2005 Albert Einstein was just formulating his "Special Theory of Relativity", Norway was deciding to separate from Sweden, Ty Cobb was just beginning his Major League career, the New York Giants would win the World Series from the Philadelphia Athletics, and the first neon lights would start to appear. What strange and wonderful new things will we see in 2005?
I like to think there will be much good. There's always a mix. In 1905 the Russo-Japanese war was just ending, Sun Yat-Sen was forming a union of secret societies to expell the manchus from China, and the Sinn Fein party was organizing in Ireland. That same year Ayn Rand, Howard Hughes, Greta Garbo, and Jean Paul Sartre were born. What wars will end and what great people who impact their own times will be born this year? We live in intriguing times. Here's hoping 2005 will be a good year for you and me!
Friday, December 31, 2004
Friday, December 17, 2004
BACK IN WINDSOR
Dickie and I had a great trip back to California on Tuesday of this week. Our US Airways pilot landed the plane without a bump. Dickie didn't even know we were down. That was quite in contrast to our trip to St. Louis a few weeks ago when "crash", the ace at the wheel, did everything but knock the landing gear off the plane when we came in. To be kind, I think it was his "first" landing. We noticed him and the co-pilot checking the tires before we took off!!!
It's good to be back here in foggy northern California. The sun has come out a time or two, but it's our version of winter and sometimes it takes a while for that fog to burn off.
Last night we drove down to Santa Rosa to see the new house that Gretchen and her kids are renting. It's beautiful - a great yard, plenty of room, and close to downtown. Looks like a real winner.
It'll take some time to settle back in here. Plenty of yard work to catch up on, but I'll manage inch by inch. Our neighbor, Jon, kept our front yard in great shape while we were away. I can't thank him enough. What a guy!
We did our morning walk late today. I stayed up last night until 1:30 A.M. fooling with this computer. I get started on things and just can't quit.
Found out this morning that the Sonoma County Library has several copies of the Ben Franklin book I was reading out in NJ. I was less than a third of the way through, so I'm glad to find it again. The book is 1605 pages long, so it's like reading an encyclopedia, but I've enjoyed it, so I'm determined to finish it off. 10/4
It's good to be back here in foggy northern California. The sun has come out a time or two, but it's our version of winter and sometimes it takes a while for that fog to burn off.
Last night we drove down to Santa Rosa to see the new house that Gretchen and her kids are renting. It's beautiful - a great yard, plenty of room, and close to downtown. Looks like a real winner.
It'll take some time to settle back in here. Plenty of yard work to catch up on, but I'll manage inch by inch. Our neighbor, Jon, kept our front yard in great shape while we were away. I can't thank him enough. What a guy!
We did our morning walk late today. I stayed up last night until 1:30 A.M. fooling with this computer. I get started on things and just can't quit.
Found out this morning that the Sonoma County Library has several copies of the Ben Franklin book I was reading out in NJ. I was less than a third of the way through, so I'm glad to find it again. The book is 1605 pages long, so it's like reading an encyclopedia, but I've enjoyed it, so I'm determined to finish it off. 10/4
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