As Time Goes By

As Time Goes BY

I have endeavored as one of my 2011 resolutions to try and do some writing during the year.  I know from experience that writing, like any other exercise, takes preparation, discipline and conditioning.  Thus before I begin work on the next great American novel or biography or whatever I felt the need to come here for some of the aforementioned exercises.

As Time Goes By refers to my being closer to 64 to 63 and,  I continue to plunge headlong through my sixties.  At least I hope I continue the plunge.  I’m not to the point where I’m scared to purchase green bananas or lining up my six closest friends, but no matter what kind of arithmetic you use my age is closer to the end than the beginning.  However this blog is not about wringing my hands about my eventual demise but is rather a place to make some observations about life as I have seen it and how it has changed as time has gone by.

Please do not confuse these musings with wisdom.  When I was a young man I thought when I reached this point in time I would be very wise.  Well, to my surprise as I sat to begin this piece I realized I’m not wise at all.  I don’t have wisdom – just experience.  Therefore if anyone disagrees with anything I say, that is if anyone actually finds this and reads it, his or her disagreement is welcome.  Actually being human I doubt if I really would welcome it but I would be accepting of it.

A year or so ago a very bright young lady from the Governor’s School here wanted to interview me about my life and she asked me if I thought my life had been interesting.  Pretty darn insightful question for a 16 year old, but it is the Governor's School after all.  It sort of took me aback.  After all I have already told you I don’t have wisdom.  I have neither fame nor notoriety.  I certainly have not accumulated a fortune.  However, as the human brain can so amazingly do, in an instant I clicked through much of what I had seen and done since 1947.  I smiled at the young lady and said, “Yes, I have in fact led a very fascinating life.”  I stand by that statement today and I believe whoever you are and whatever age you are, unless you very young, your life has also been with fascination and wonder.

Well, that is pretty much what this is all about.   A little bit of reflection here, a few memories there, and a smattering of my own opinions upon occasion  Some may say, “much ado about nothing”, and they would not be necessarily wrong.  These are just thoughts flowing free from an unknown voice in the woods, neither trying to be Hemingway nor Fitzgerald or even Alfred E. Newman (a truly wise creation).  Just a guy sitting here watching and observing

As Time Goes By.

See you soon.