http://latenightmusings.com/2007/12/12/christmas-memories.aspx

(Note: about a dozen classmates from high school and their spouses gather once a year at various locations simply to enjoy again the pleasure of each others' company) I was thinking about our annual gatherings... if someone asked me to compare them...

of all the capabilities on the Internet, one of those I am most in awe of is MapQuest... you simply type in the from and to points, click enter and in a matter of seconds get a map along with detailed driving directions... this is in comparison to years...

when I was much younger, an older woman, the mother of a friend, said, "John, there is a 45 year old woman trapped in this 75 year old body." I gave the polite and perfunctory nod and agreed that was true although privately I dismissed it... after all,...