I was in ninth grade at Lake Oswego Junior High for the first half of 1963 and a sophomore at Lake Oswego High at the end of it.  

And music ranged from the Beatles at the beginning of the year…to the Beatles at the end of the year.  The meaningful music was in between.

I pulled the news from 1963 out of wiki, every fifth story, chosen in order to hit my birthday.  I’ve added some content and some memories and followed a few threads forward.

I found it an interesting study.  I hope you do, too.

The pope has spoken.

Who am I to disagree?

Being one of those who are determined to be as dangerous as global warming, who the hell am I to disagree?

I was in eighth grade for the first half of 1962 and a freshman, but still at Lake Oswego Junior High at the end of it.  I had my first girlfriend, Bonnie, who became too much of an obsession in my life for quite a few years.  I played a football game in the middle of Typhoon Frieda on October 12.

And music ranged from Nat King Cole to the Beatles.

My back is killing me today, so in lieu of actual writing, I pulled the news from 1962 out of wiki:  every fifth story.  In some cases, I added some comments.

I found it an interesting study.  Maybe you will, too.

By the end of the night we are expecting 5 to 7 inches of snow with a quarter of an inch of ice on top.  And my sinus is roaring in protest.  So the best I can do here is hope for something resembling coherence.

This morning there was a request by jlms qkw that we share A Few of our Favorite Things:

My favorite things are freedom from tyranny, especially the tyranny of the majority, the freedom to be Other, the liberty to be happy and at peace with myself.

But my most favorite thing is the ability to speak up for others who have not been as fortunate as I.

There are a lot of people who are less fortunate than I.  I cannot stand idly by while they don’t have the freedoms I have.

So I use the only weapon to fight for them that I have, which are my words.

Come on in and sit by the fireplace awhile.

Muse in the Morning

Happy pre-Solstice

Art Link World without Form Glad Yule It is a time of wonder and some confusion about why the sun coming north again and days getting longer should bring on the severest cold but I know there is an answer in science I do not look to dragons or evil to solve my riddles –Robyn Elaine Serven –December 14, 2005

Muse in the Morning

State of the Onion XXX

Art Link Brain Scan The Words The words have control command I attend Through my mind they must flow I am their vessel They require writing demand creation Pushing boldly forward whenever I pause The words I give you that they may be read and spead their infection into the future –Robyn Elaine Serven –February 16, 2006

Muse in the Morning

State of the Onion XXIX

Art Link Scratching at the Surface Wishes and Horses I wish someone anyone could tell me would tell me why people behave as they do with disdain toward in disregard of so sadistically to people like me What have we done to engender such disrespect to evoke such contempt to earn your hatred Whatsoever it was we are willing to work together with you to repair the rift to seal the breach to integrate our existences –Robyn Elaine Serven –February 1, 2006