Sheesh, Ron! And here I think that I am busy. But then, you're a young tad.

This morning, the Men's Chorus (one of them) had a practice at 8 a.m. I live an hour's drive away and with great reluctance, I decided not to go, even though I have the greatest admiration for our Director and in some ways, I know he counts on me to lead the baritones. It took a lot of consideration to decide not to go (and some strong "suggestions" from Ruth.) This evening, the Messengers are doing a concert and it looks like it is going to be a sellout (can you have a "Sellout" if the admission is free? Maybe it will be a Free-out. The evening will start with a dinner at 6, so I have to get there at least by 5 to set up my new sound system and see if I can also set up to record the concert. I have a lot of work to do during the day, so getting up at 6 this morning to make it to practice by 8 just seemed like too much for one day. Now, if I was as young as Ron, maybe I could just whiz through it. But I'll be 71 in a couple of weeks and I guess it's time to make a few minor concessions to my age. When you're in your 40's, or even 50's, you look to retirement as a time when you can do all the things you don't have the time or freedom to do when you're still working. If you are blessed with good health, you can do a lot of the things you've always wanted to do. But not all, because your energy level gradually subsides as you get older. I see it in many of my friends who are mule-headed about cutting back on how much they are doing. I notice that I have long ears when I look in the mirror sometimes, myself.

So, today, I'm going to ease back a little nad prepare myself physically and spiritually for this evening. I encourage Joe and Frankie to do that, so I guess I'd better take my own advice.

Soliloquy? Isn't that just a polite word for talking to yourself? I tell you, Ron. When you get as old as I am, you'll be soliloquying like crazy....

Jerry