73 Years

My Mother’s older sister, Cecilia, died Tuesday. She was 94. At 94 death is never unexpected.

She married her husband in 1935, and after 73 years of marriage he is alone now and greatly grieves for her

Patience, trust, devotion, honor, support, smiles, perseverance, consistency…………………………………

Love…… why are these less expected than death?

love.Love, love, love.Love, love, love.
There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game.
It's easy.
Nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time.
It's easy.
All you need is love
.All you need is love.
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need.
All you need is love.
All you need is love.
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need.
Nothing you can know that isn't known.
Nothing you can see that isn't shown.
Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be.
It's easy.
All you need is love.
All you need is love.
All you need is love, love.Love is all you need.
All you need is love
All you need is love.
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need

The Kid& Stuff

Boy and howdy.... the time is been slipping away&stuff. At the U last night. Max said he was doing a reading and would I show up. Ain't no deal. Of course I was going to be there. He didn't tell me much more.
It was a reading for the literary magazine on campus. The Wisconsin Review. He wrote a piece. It was accepted. He did the reading.
I wrote a couple of things for the WR about thirty years ago.
It was like old home week.
Boy, was I a proud dude. To me, it was like he caught the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter.


In other news..... have really been getting into the Leo Kottke/Mike Burns album, "Sixty-six Steps"

..... and one of my favorite Kottke songs.... Rings...

Rings
Ring, ring, telephone ring

Somebody says, baby, what you doin'

I've been wonderin' where you've been

Now and then I think about you and me

No use fightin' about things we can't recall

Cause it don't matter now at all

Just come on home, baby, and we'll laugh and sing

And we'll make love, let the telephone ring
Ring, ring, doorbell ring

Come on in, I got Mel Blanc on the radio

I'm glad you came around

Been feelin' down, talking to Tony and Mario

You know they make good conversation

Still it ain't no consolation

Cause I got love, baby, I'll give you some

And if somebody comes, let the doorbell ring

I said ring, ring, golden ring

Around the sun, around your pretty finger

Ring, ring, voices ring

With a happy tune anybody can be a singer

The sun comes up across the city

I swear you never looked so young and pretty

Hand in hand, we'll stand upon the sand

With the preacher man, let the wedding bells ring

Hand in hand we'll stand upon the sand

With the preacher man, let the wedding bells ring

Monday. I gotz nothing. If you have something..... please leave a note. It would be a goodness.

In fact, I think will make this....... International 'Hello' day. So have another cup of coffee and see how many times you can say 'Hello' to how many people.