Thursday, July 9, 2015

"A second time I kill my husband dead, When second husband kisses me in bed." (Hamlet)

.....While trying to get all my things in the places I want them to be, I came across a letter I received prior to have taken a year's sabbatical to go around the world. (Now that sounds so silly--("... around the world")?? It is dated August 8 1976.  That was when I was young and energetic...well, comparatively young and energetic.  Today I can barely walk around the block. Comes with age. Anyway, I met this young lady at a local pub in Manhasset. She must have been 30 or 40ish. We met as friends in this bar fairly frequently, and also on a very comfortable chair in her apartment. She is an elementary school principal. Our relationship was strictly Platonic.  Well, perhaps not too Platonic.  At any rate, I came across this letter which appears rather Platonicish, and thought I would share it with you.  She sends me off on my trip saying a few things about me, although some of her observations are a little off the beaten path:
 
Dear Norman: ( That's how she starts).
 
     You left me not very long ago, and I'm feeling very peculiarly.  It's a feeling I can't put into words. (I leave her speechless). I just read all four sonnets that you wrote, and they become more beautiful with each reading. (Actually I wrote more then four)
      As I have been working around the house, (changed the bathroom light switch all by myself!!), I have been reflecting about all the wonderful moments we shared. I'd like to say " Thank you" many times over.  (RH+ does better)
     You know I wish you well.  I certainly hope your trip is a fantastic experience, and certainly a dream come true. It's been great knowing you.  You are unique. (so I've been told) Knowing a person such as you has been one of the most marvelous experiences I've ever had.I hope it will be an ongoing experience, even through the mail for the time being.
     You are truly the most sensitive, understanding, kind, gentle, generous, loving, intelligent, liberated human being I have ever met. (!!!!! italics mine. All those things?)
    
     Please write as often as you can--and share your experiences. I miss you.
 
                                   (You don't need to know her name, but she has one, trust me. I share these letters with you so that my descendants will know of the impact I had in this world) 

 

Sunday, July 5, 2015

"Japan will fall! The American girls are atomic!!" (Ross)

....Well, I am now addicted to "scratchoff" tickets.  I generally buy 20 $1 tickets and have a lot of fun scratching them to see if I won anything.  The fact is that I usually win enough to match what I paid for them.  Yesterday I put my head in the noose and bought 10 $2 tickets--and win I scratch one off I won $100! $100 for a $2 scratchoff? I can now graduate to the $5 tickets if I choose to.  Nah, I'll stick to the $1 tickets.

.....You guys have no idea what trouble I have using the keyboard. I make a lot of mistakes and I have to go back to erased them and make the corrections.  It's a pain in the buttocks pulling out the arrows there. Ruthie will look for the meaning of that. Speaking of Ruthie, I watched the England vs. Japan World Cup game last night. Of course cuzzin Ruthie lives in England, but I don't know if she is into sports.  Well, it was heartbreaking for the British girls to lose that game in extra time.  I wanted to fly immediately to Canada for the purpose of consoling one of the kids with a big hug, and tell her how wonderfully she played.  I remember when I was coaching varsity soccer at North Shore High I had many a heartbreak ending to games. 

.....Its been several days since I wrote the previous info, and I don't really have too much to say.  I'm trying to do some writing, but I haven't been in the mood. RH+ is having some medical problems, and I have to be there for her when she gets depressed about it. We are working on getting her well. You know--doctors and all. 
 
.....Today I'll be watching Japan vs USA.  And did you know that during the Revolutionary War there were no "Americans"? Most everyone in the 13 colonies were British when they went to war.  And did you know that during the Boston Tea Party, the colonists threw all the Lipton tea back into the harbor, and only kept the tea that was caffeine free? Come on! Brush up on your Revolution. 
 
.....Yay USA! Let's kick some Japanese ass! The Germans were beaten by England, but the war is not over.