It's been a dismal week for the world.  Enough about wars and politics for today.  Ah, Friday, and I'll only report on the joy of life, more specifically, mine. Well, actually, the first topic is a sad one, with good memories.  One of the icons of American Pop,  Neil Sedaka, passed away .  He was a year older than me.  I recall his performing in Honolulu in 1976 ( watch this 27 minute video ) on New Year's Eve, and again 43 years later in 2019.   Wrote over 1000 songs , helping define the sounds of the 1960's with  Breaking Up is Hard to Do  and  Calendar Girl .  He successfully transitioned into a super star with  Laughter in the Rain , and saw songs like  Love Will Keep Us Together  covered  by others .  According to Google AI:  resilient, melodic and iconic.  Here is a  medley from 42 years ago .  Sedaka had a way for making you happy, which is the theme of today, I've traveled th...

Although I've now been retired for 26 years, I still enjoy Saturday the most.  Don't know why, but it still feels like a day off.  Every day these days are a day off, so it shouldn't matter, but. Not only am I retired, but I live in a senior's community, where, for an entrance fee and monthly charge, there is nothing for me to do, for we are served three meals/day, apartment weekly cleaned with bed linen changed and new towels, have guards and a lot of cameras to protect us, numerous activities to keep us occupied, or not, for I tend to mostly avoid them, and lifetime security, for they have promised to take care of me until I die.  Of course, they won't let you in unless your finances are such that they are secure. You would think I am joking, but after returning from our recent trip, where one portion was a long Oceania cruise from Yokohama to Vancouver, I came to a conclusion that the best place to eat was at 15 Craigside.  Oceania is known for its fine cuisine, ...

Yesterday I underscored that something was wrong with America. If you read it, sure we have declined here and there.  However, the country, relative to the rest of the world, is actually doing quite well.  My overriding apprehension, actually, had to do with the sanity and morality of the voters. The Supreme Court's support for Donald Trump has another Biden casualty.  In Florida,  Judge Aileen Cannon totally dismissed the classified documents case against Trump . At the Republican National Convention which began in Milwaukee today, Trump indicated that J.D. Vance was his veep running mate.   I predicted this last week .  Trump will give his big speech Thursday night after he is selected as the Republican candidate for the presidency.  If he can stay alive, he is now a close lock to become our 47th President of the United States (PUS). This assassination attempt totally scuttled Biden's strategy against Trump.  Now Joe cannot say much about T...