What's This Blog All About?

I'm 75 and hoping to address a community of intelligent seniors who enjoy lively writing. I'm one of that Generation called the Silent Generation who found himself aboard the Boomer's VW bus, heading in directions that would surprise me as much as they altered me.

Reminiscences about old times are wonderful, but they oughtn't to be all seniors have to talk about. A long time ago, when I was a young man, hitting up the bars, I realized that the alcoholics on the neighboring stools, the ones I saw every day in the neighborhood taverns I frequented, were stuck in the past. They carried around a set of stories that they used, I realized, to make themselves feel bad and to keep themselves trapped in their cycles of drink and despair. I'd hear a familiar story appear on the lips of Sam (for example) and I'd tell myself, "Well, Sam's not going to return to work this afternoon." I was frequently right, and I swore that would never happen to me. However, if one spends enough time in the company of heavy drinkers, he'll soon find he's drinking pretty heavily himself...won't he? Ha! Ha! There's the rub, as Shakespeare would say.

Alcoholics aren't the only ones who tell themselves stories that hold them down and create despair. Everyone falls into such traps at times. But, there's a pile of difference between using one's past from which to create solid ideas about reality and using tragic memories to beat oneself up with.

Most of what I put in this blog will aim toward the enlightenment I've experienced rather than dwelling on the despair that forced me to change, but there will be a few hellish moments! Sex might even creep into the discussion, and that's one scary subject. Many seniors might not be comfortable aboard this craft (analogy intended) where all sorts of ideas are likely to appear...thoughts and experiences that might make the faint of heart faint dead away.

Feel free to sit down, pull off your socks or support hose, make yourself comfortable. I'll be checking in every day or so to see who's showed up and add another piece of lively writing for your entertainment and enlightenment...

 ...I hope.

Might even point you to where a couple of my books are stocked on the internet and to books I enjoy reading and to books I'm working on.