Happy New Year!
These years, they do go by quickly. I was just thinking about life and the uphill and downhill rides we take- specifically how the past couple of years made the first 50 years seem easy. For the moment, I am doing well and hopeful that I can lower the stress I put on Yvonne and my family. I have been off of the last steroid I was taking for over a month now, so have no excuse for blowing up or being aggressive anymore! My blood tests continue to improve but there is always something out of whack. My white blood cells were up in the 8+ range this week (very normal) but my red blood cells and platelets were both below normal. I will try to improve nutrition and continue to exercise in hopes that normalcy comes sooner than later.
What can I say, it was 1976. Nixon was gone from public life in 1974, Watergate just a memory. The last helicopter carrying last minute Vietnamese refugees left the rooftop of the Saigon US Embassy in 1975. Jimmy Carter rode the wave into the presidency as there wasn't a lot of positive news for the U.S.A. The Cold War was freezing along while yours truly was enjoying my junior year of high school. For those who can remember the mid 70's disco was just becoming to get big, the Beatles and the English invasion impact was over. Popular music boiled down to easy listening stuff that was played on AM radio. As an example of the topsy-turvy times, one of the most popular songs of 1976 was Paul McCartney and Wings "Silly Love Songs" wow, how low could we go? I hadn't embraced disco yet, trying to find musical artists that still played catchy light rock or pop. I was stuck in a time warp myself, still accumulating Beatles and other 60's music as fast as I could via the used records stores.
Boz Scaggs came out with Silk Degrees and for at least a month or so my prayers were answered. There were many great songs including Lido Shuffle, Lowdown, and "What Can I Say." A song about unrequited love. I can say that 2011 will be different than 2010, I hope you and yours see improvements, peace, love, and as Elvis Costello said- understanding. LH Greg
