Today is my birthday

 

Photos:  as a kidlet, in Berkely, girls and the cake (2003)
The first birthday I really remember is in second or third grade, my Dad came to school with a cake – it was a surprise and I was everyone’s best friend because we got out of one class and went outside.  I remember a yellow [...]

On the other side

Well, the birthday was yesterday and it came and went.  I guess this time of life is for introspective meditation – but nah.  I see no need to dwell on the past – every bit of it made me who I am today – oh, I have regrets, but I can’t go back and change [...]

It’s my birthday and I’ll blog if I want to…

Photo:  My cousin Ralph and I in Austin
Sixty freakin’ two – how in the hell did I get here? 
Well, actually it’s a long and scary journey from being born in 1946,  12 years of Catholic school taught by cloistered nuns, a rebellion in 1966, marriage, baby, biker club, VW bus, hippiedom, protest the war, more [...]