In honor of this special day, I thought I'd share with you some great April Fools' Day pranks.  

Yesterday I celebrated my pictured Birthday   Satchel Paige once said "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?" How profound! Feel free to ask yourself :) I would be 40, when I qualified for the Boston Marathon.   I don't dwell on the ever mounting number as I know I'm in the process of becoming a Tribal Elder and that I've notched another mile on my way to Mile Marker 100!!!

For those that have always worried about the hype that "Social Security will not be around when I need it", the following Press Release from The Social Security Administration debunks that myth. Press Release | Press Office | SSA   Further, I found a great article from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities July of 2022, that explains how the trusts are funded and spent. 

Today is a special day. Although it is someone’s birthday, everyday is someone’s birthday. Today is special because it’s Opening Day — the Mets in Miami and the Yankees at home.Opening Day is very special. No statistics, hope and optimism reign supreme. Like race horses starting in the gate.

When I hear people talk about being “burned out.”  it makes me think about campfires and warnings from Smokey the Bear- remember him?  “Only YOU can prevent forest fires!”  

Mondays and Fridays are remote days in my world.  Through the winter, on those days I would settle in bright and early with a tall cup of coffee and yes, fuzzy slippers.  Once the computer was turned on, there has been very little distraction – maybe lunch, because you all know how much I enjoy a good meal.  

For some reason, I’m a bit obsessed with reading all of the articles about the Gwyneth Paltrow trial. For those of you who have not been following the trial the issue is a 2016 snow skiing accident.

The Sunday Gotham Blog usually has a musical theme, so when your regular Sunday Blogger asked me to fill in, I decided to maintain the beat.  When you go to a major pop or rock concert these days there are usually not many surprises – setlists are usually pretty static and you can look everything up online before the show (which can be very useful to schedule restroom visits).  One of the real thrills at a concert is when the featured act brings another artist onstage for a (seemingly) impromptu collaboration.  I am goi