Miami, Florida
August 14, 2008
Dear Family and Friends,
I haven't a clue as to what the modern phrase might be, but for me, I will use "I am psyched. Totally psyched."
Several months ago I learned that my high school in New York is planning a reunion. It's a big anniversary for my class. I logged on and bought an airplane ticket.
Jordan
Ontario
Canada
September 28, 2008
Dear Family and Friends,
Now, I do know my geography and, when necessary, I can read a map. But from New York to Southampton to Hartford to Boston to Spencertown, I never even looked at one. Only up here in Jordan was I utterly confused.
Allendale, South Carolina
October 10, 2008
Dear Family and Friends,
Phil Harris was a charismatic singer and an energetic band leader back in the "Big Band Era." I can recall his (black and white) TV appearances on the Jack Benny Show and on his own program with his wife Alice Faye. Phil Harris could really put over a song, especially his signature number, "That's What I Like About The South."
Barksdale Air Force Base
Bossier City, Louisiana
October 29, 2008
One of my favorite television programs is "The West Wing." In one episode the President has been shot and the senior military advisors are worried that a foreign enemy might try to take advantage of the moment. When the military men ask the White House Chief of Staff what message the United States government should send out, the actor, the late John Spenser thinks for a second and says, "Don't mess with us tonight."
"Don't mess with us" was just what I was thinking when I visited the museum at Barksdale Air Force Base. East of Bossier City, Barksdale is the home of the Eighth Air Force. The slogan of the museum is "Come see the Might in the Mighty Eighth."
Wilton Manors, Florida, USA
October 31, 2008
My dear trick or treaters,
Halloween is a big thing in Miami.
Sure, kids get dressed up and collect their mountains of sweets.
What I mean is that Halloween is a big thing for adults. Bars and clubs in Miami are crammed with costumed revelers.
What I really mean is that Halloween is a big thing for gay adults.
From Key West to Fort Lauderdale, thousands of gussied-up gay men and women parade the streets in creative, colorful, comely outfits.
