Monday, June 05, 2017
Happy Birthday, Francelle Bettinger!
My sister has always been a water sprite, and here she is long ago, standing on the beach in Galveston at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico and waving to the camera. Off to the left in the background, my brother and I wade ou, holding hands with my mother. Francelle is smart, talented, and the strongest person I know. Happy birthday, sis!
Forgotten Hits: June 5th
Forgotten Hits: June 5th: Aretha Franklin holds down the #1 spot with "Respect" this week. In fact, The Top Five songs in America ALL hold their positions from the week before: "I Got Rhythm" by The Happenings is at #2, "Groovin'" by The Young Rascals holds at #3, "Release Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck stands tough at #4 and "Creeque Alley" by The Mamas and the Papas remains at #5. ("Mirage" by Tommy James and the Shondells also holds the #10 position from the week before.)
Medical Update
I don't post a lot of personal stuff here, but I thought I'd mention my latest adventure. About 11:00 P. M. on Friday night, a blood vessel burst in my right eye. A big black blotch soon covered the center of my eyeball. I didn't know what had happened, but I figured it was either that or a detached retina. There wasn't anything I could do at the time, but the next morning I started calling eye doctors. I managed to get squeezed in with an on-call doctor who took a lot of pictures of my eye and diagnosed the problem. Today I'll be seeing the retina specialist, but the on-call doctor told me that the problem would most likely be treated by a series of injections in my eyeball. Just what I wanted to hear. I know people who've been treated for this same thing with eye drops, but whenever things happen to me, the easy way never seems to work out.
So that's the latest. Cross your fingers, say a prayer, send me some good thoughts, or whatever tickles your fancy.
So that's the latest. Cross your fingers, say a prayer, send me some good thoughts, or whatever tickles your fancy.
Sunday, June 04, 2017
Dinner in Deadwood with Calamity Jane
Dinner in Deadwood with Calamity Jane: Food adventures in the frontierswoman’s Dakota Territory hangout.
Jim Piersall, R. I. P.
Houston Chronicle: Former major leaguer Jim Piersall, who bared his soul about his struggles with mental illness in his book "Fear Strikes Out," has died. He was 87.
Watch over 200 alligators feast in Florida
Watch over 200 alligators feast in Florida: “It’s just a boiling mass of toothy carnivores” says Jim Darlington, referencing the scene that he’s called his office for the past 23 years.
How ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Reinvented the Record Album
How ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Reinvented the Record Album: It may not be the greatest record of all time, but in changing forever the way we thought about what an album could do, it reigns supreme as the most important record of all.
Friendships of the Lost Generation
The Boxer and The Professor: Friendships of the Lost Generation | Literary Hub: In the early summer of 1924 two American writers sat in a Paris café. One author came armed with a dictionary, believing that reading the small type would improve his vision. The other brought a King James edition of the Bible. They took turns reading passages aloud from the Old Testament. The Chronicles and Kings were their favorites, along with the Song of Deborah.
Long Ago
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