END OF YEAR MUSINGS, ROBY'S YAHRTZEIT

Thanksgiving, Chanukah, and Christmas came and went. Sadly I was buried in paperwork and got lots of bad news, however my teeth are white after going to the dentist once a week for over two months. Chanukah came early this year. I did go to candlelighting almost every night in my building. Different people did the lighting every night, we sang the traditional Chanukah songs and ate latkes. On the first night as everyone was leaving a fellow walked over to me and said "Hi, I'm Jerry, would you like to go out for a glass of wine?" I was so shocked I said yes since no one had asked me that lately, lol. So far we have not gone due to my unwillingness to go out in the cold weather.

One of the nice people who lived in my building moved to Israel last Sunday - Janice. A very feisty 80+ year old lady who was described as a 'macher' and a shaker. She once told me she met Einstein as she was taking the shuttle bus on the Princeton University campus where her husband was studying. This was the same day I 'met' Dave Dromkowski, GM, Red Sox at 1180 Beacon St. She topped me ! Although each man is big in their field :) She gave me a brass spicebox.


11 TEVET/DECEMBER 19TH ROBY'S YAHRTZEIT
A week after Chanukah came Roby's Yahrtzeit during the last two weeks of the year.

I've become the official organizer of the Saturday Night at the Movies film series during the winter (because I don't like to go out in the cold as stated above:) So far I've shown The Book Club with Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Jane Fonda. Pretty good for a 2018 film. Also, The First Wives Club with Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler - a fabulous movie, really funny - we laughed until tears rolled down our cheeks and our stomachs hurt. Also Harold and Maude - I LOVE that movie - Ruth Gordon plays a 79 year old character who teaches her young 20 something boyfriend to live ! "Give me an L, give me and I, give me a V - you have to live Harold, LIVE !"

I called the monument company to schedule what I hope is the last appointment to finish up the inscription for Shirley's stone. Hopefully it will be installed by May. I emailed Barry about that and he replied with "this is taking so long it will be time for our stones." LOL I emailed back...."that's how I felt all last summer - will I live to see this stone go into the ground...." It was a long, hot summer, much hotter than usual, many 100 degree days - every visit to the cemetery it was blazing hot - climate change... as the prez guts the EPA and goes back to coal, but I digress...

New Years Eve day I spent working on my CV. Looking into giving some talks on my synagogue project...

Happy New Year ~ as my friend Ron says, good health, good heart, good harmony...

PS. Spring Training starts Feb. 22nd. I already printed out the schedule :)