It's a brand new day

I am sure by now, the book by George Orwell has been read by all over the age of reason. Yesterday, our government decided that we have no right to privacy on the internet. Just another example of rights that are systematically being taken away from us, and there is nothing we can do about it. It's like it was predestined. If you look at History, it does appear to repeat itself. Yes, we  have those who cry fowl, but in reality, the government is controlled by one group of men, who are using and abusing their power for their own gain. We will never be able to reverse the damage they are doing to our freedoms, our country and our planet. With that being said, I am glad that I only have a life expectancy of approximately another twenty years. I do feel bad for the generations coming up, however, beyond that, there is so much out of my control. I leave behind a son and three grandchildren. It is for them that I weep. For me, I wish to spend my remaining  I plan to remove any...

Don’t get me wrong, I have lived a full and active life. However, I am coming upon the closing years, where I see many things I thought I would have had time for. It is getting clearer every day that there is much that I won’t do before I die. I love to travel, and I love the mountains. When I was younger, I would say that I got strength from the mountains. I always pictured myself living in a small cabin with a mountain stream nearby and lots of small animals scurrying about. I would live off the land and make  and sell my artwork to locals. It is a vision that I still retain in my kind when I want a mental escape. I used to be somewhat radical back in the sixties. With the political climate the way it is now, I would love to demonstrate again.  However my eye sight is poor and I can’t stand for very long. So the best I can do, is send petitions and write letters or emails to congressmen.

  I am not looking forward to tomorrow  I reached my seventy birthday much sooner than I expected.  I am glad that my life expectancy is no more than another twenty years, Give or take a few years. I was one of the first of the "Baby Boomers" having been born in  October 1946. Post war boom made life livable for the average family, and mine was as average as they came.  My father worked the assembly line  in an automobile factory and my mother raised the kids. My adult life was average. I did not discover a new drug, developer a new invention or broker peace anywhere in the world, except maybe in my own family. Even though I was too young to remember it, the country survived the Korean Conflict. If you remember your history, you will remember that it was never officially declared a war The Cold War is only a vague memory. The grownups took care of those things while We children were nestled snug in our beds at night with the belief that e...