Starting

Saturday, October 8, was the official end of my sixtieth year and the beginning of the sixty-first year of my life.  My plans for the coming year (not to mention the coming decade) are still rather unclear.  What I do know is that I intend to continue writing and that some of that writing will be in the form of a blog.

Today, Aunt Sandi says:

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• The weather is above 80 degrees in Palm Springs in October, but the 10-minute aerial tramway ride takes people to 8500 feet above sea level and to cooler temperatures.  And, the view is spectacular! 
• With almost 10 percent unemployment, it makes no sense that President Obama's jobs bill was defeated in Congress, while no one came up with a better plan to put Americans back to work (although Senate Republicans are now putting something together - what were they waiting for?)
• The holidays are just a little over two months away.  It's time to think about what holiday traditions to keep and what to let go.  How many holiday goodies are worth the cost and the calories?  How many gifts does it take to show someone I love and care about them?  How much energy (my own effort + my electric bill) do I want to spend on holiday lighting?  Observing the holidays is good; overdoing the holidays is not. 

That's what Aunt Sandi says.  What do you say?