something new

 I listened to my first podcast today

    Let's be clear, I did not make it.  I listened.

    Years ago, when I was a young would be journalist, I envied a man named Studs Terkel.  He was a radio personality in Chicago, but in 1963 produced a book called Division Street .

    He wrote the book based on interviews he conducted with regular Chicagoans, if I remember correctly.  It amazed me.  He followed it up with several other books on a similar vein, but Division Street was the kind of writing I had never experienced before.

    Well, 60 years later there is a podcast called Division Street Revisted.  Mary Schmich , who used to be a columnist for the Tribune, has gone back and talked about some of the people in the book.  I just listened to the first of 7 episodes and was blown away by how informative it was.

    Now I have to look for my copy of Division Street and do a little rereading.....60 years later.  And yes, I am sure I still have it.

    I woke up this morning with He's a Rebel spinning through my head!  I think the group performing it was called The Toys, but I am not positive.  I don't remember all the words, but I do have the retrain stuck in my head.

    Speaking of stuck in my head,  we had someone in doing a little work at our house.

    After he left, he texted me and said he forgot his mug and could I drop it off at a business in town.

    I told him yes, and that he had a couple of tools and I would drop them off too.

    I went into town and dropped off the mug and realized I did not have the tools.

    I texted him and said I forgot and could do it today.

    He said he would use swing by and to put the tools one the porch.

    About 2 I headed to the chiropractor and texted him before I left.  He said he forgot to stop this morning, and if I could drop them off in town that would be great.

    I said sure!  

    Got in the car and drove to town, but did not bring the tools.

    I texted him again and apologized for forgetting again   I also told him I was 70 f'in7 and was expected to forget stuff but he was younger and should not be forgetting.

    he did pick up everything on his way home....except for a couple of things in the garage.

    As for my secret project, I have most of the stuff.  Hopefully tomorrow I can finish.  But today is just too warm and windy,  And warm is maybe the wrong word.  Hot is better.

    But we had a hell of a storm around 6.  Strong winds, heavy rain. Julia was here and it took her 45 minutes to get home, a 11 minute drive.  A couple of roads were blocked by downed trees and power lines, so she had to go backroads.  Luckily no tornadoes.

Peace and Love