September '10

I have written before about my present inability to access the computer which I previously used which has, unfortunately, meant that I am unable to retrieve some information which would simplify the composition of these articles. Nevertheless,.I have chosen a few anniversaries which mean something special to me as the theme for this month's Musings. For instance, September 11th marks the thirtieth birthday of Radio Norfolk (to which my clock radio is tuned so I wake each morning to it and then hear it all day unless turned off for the rare visits). We all remember that date for a particularly sad event - when expressing dates,  Americans quote the month before the day, as in 911. Another sad September remembrance is the 17th, which would have been the 70th birthday of the greatly-missed  Roy Waller.

Of course, I particularly remember the 24th for the birthday of my mother, who would have been 100 this year! That same birthday is shared by a former colleague who used to sit opposite me at work, hence the standing joke that (bcause of that) she saw me more than my wife did at that time!

And the 30th sees, this year, the 16th anniversary of my retirement.

                                                                                     All the Best

"It takes a long time to become young."                           - Pablo Picasso

 "There is still no cure for the common birthday."                 - John Glenn


"The best birthdays of all are those that haven't arrived yet."- Robert Orben

-"To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am." - Bernard Baruch

" Inside every older person is a younger person - wondering what the hell happened.."        Cora Harvey Armstrong

"If you carry your chldhood with you,you never become older
- Maurice Chevalier

"There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents ... and only one for birthday presents, you know."            -  Lewis Carroll


"You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime."  - John P. Grier

"The greatest comfort of my old age, and that which gives me the highest satisfaction, is the pleasing remembrance of the many benefits and friendly offices I have done to others."- Marcus Cato