Well, it always feels good to be remembered by good people. My Best to All of You !
For the life of me, I can not wrap my grey matter around 'Six-Oh', it just sounds like a typo. I am the most fortunate, I still ride the murdersickle, wail on the Alembics on the right days, and I take no prescriptions and have most of my brains left. After losing my wife to cancer in 2005, I've since found the woman that has made the time since we found each other the best time of my life, and I've had some good ones.
My regret is that living this long allows you to lose people in your life, and it's I suppose a way of setting an emotional yardstick for how to prioritize life's ups and downs: I find that I've come to save truly getting upset for something that's worth it, and putting the everyday travails in their place.
Other than that, I see where I might have done this or that differently, but wouldn't change much. I know me better, and have a little more confidence in me and a little more foregiveness for me (and the world) that I previously didn't know in my younger, 'green-eyed-monster' days, when my inner 12-year-old could be quite the churlish SOB at the drop of a hat. So maybe at long last, I'm comfortable in my own skin.
Anyway, it's been a gas to get to know all of you, and hope my occasional two cents has been of use. I came to Alembic like a lot of us: 'Hello, why does my tone knob act like a wah-wah', and Susan and Mica's life began the circle again. I can not say enough about how gracious and supportive Susan and Mica and Mary have been to me, and how truly touched to be included in their world, I could never say THANK YOU enough. Plus, I got to know Will Gunn before he up and moved to Iowa, and Will has been a great friend and mentor, just the best. Thanks, Will !
So, from one freshly-minted codger, All the Best to All of You ! Gee, now I can get that 'Senior Price' at the buffet ! ! !
J o e y
