Journal to a Muse

How did this happen?

I have now achieved the number of years equivalent to the minimum wind speed needed to qualify as a Severe Thunderstorm .

And am the age Thomas Jefferson was when he decided shaking hands was better than bowing.

And if I survive this whole year, I will have lived longer than

George Harrison

Tim Russert

Barry White



This is what Meryl Streep looked like last year when SHE was my age. Alas, people rarely confuse us!