Emerging from the Cocoon

As Etta James would say, "At laaaaaaast!" After a fortnight of carousing with family from earlier and later generations, I'm finally about to become the victim of new experiences. That would be not having to get up on a weekday when I am in my own bed (specifically, the one in Grosse Pointe), having to check my (new) Franklin Planner to see what day it is, taking all the time I need to provide rude sales clerks a few tips on customer service, and reading for fun while in a sitting position, to name a few. I'm sure there is a plethora of other thrills in store for me that I cannot imagine. What a swell state of affairs for a guy who delights in retreating to the past and doing favorite things again and again. So let the adventure begin.

The aim of this blog will be to mark the journey and to reach out to friends for what solace and support might be offered. I expect there will be posts with recurring themes, like New Things I've Learned, Old Things I'm About to Forget, Blasts from the Past, My View of How the World Works, and the like. Hopefully pithy, and inoffensive. As such, I will avoid things like religion, politics and intra-state sports rivalries, and focus on the more important things in life, like fun, humor and friends. There may also be a little low-brow verse involved. Perhaps something like,

As he arose on July 31,
Charles wondered just what he had done.
“My Franklin is bare,
Not a task anywhere!
OMG – nothing left but the fun!”

Anyway, you get the idea.  Frequency of posts will vary, as the schedule commands, but hopefully I’ll hit a comfortable groove.

Talk to you soon.