Where do "breezes" come from? Are they just the tail end of something else, something has to propel them, or make them move, somehow, yet, there they are, a magically pleasing breeze, from out of nowhere.Heavenly
Pensive mood this morning, no creative thoughts, primarily reflections of past days. One of those "stare" moods, just sit quietly and stare at nothing. Roger Williams is playing "Misty" on our music spewing TV. Now that takes me back to Johnny Mathis, Lake Tahoe, The Nevada Lodge, The Crystal Bay Club and the Cal Neva, and one of the great times in my live, Tahoe, casinos, parties, total carefree lifestyle for a number of months. Occasional trips "off the mountain" to head to Reno .... many, "Oh, you work up at Tahoe?" .... not many did in those days, the first Winter the North side was open, getting ready for the Olympics. Doc Ledford, Old Burt, Jack the Bartender, Bettye Johnson, many forgotten names, but some great memories.
I was talking with a guy at Walmart yesterday, well, actually a few guys. Had not seen Tony Adams in a number of years, ran for County Commissioner on one occasions, now has a State Farm Agency here in town. If he had stayed in politics, he could have ended up Governor or the State, or more. My advice to him once when he was running for County Commissioner, "Drive your BMW, but wear bib overalls." Diverse strata of voters in the county, you had to appeal to both.
I was talking with another guy, he was in his 60's, wondered about getting older. I told him one main thing about getting older, you lose everyone, you get to a "Oh, did he die" mentality. My wife's Grandmother lived to a 100, she "buried" almost all of her family, had one son left. You almost get to a point where you are standing alone, and I think you have to build an immunity to that. One example, I finally bought a new pair of tennis shoes, cheap ones from Walmart. I almost hate to buy anything new, probably won't get much use out of it ..... "Here, buy this, it has a lifetime guarantee" ... means nothing. I can understand why we read about people who die as paupers, yet they had money and many material things, but old furniture, and old house, old car, that's why. Short future, in comparison.
