The greatest champion in team sports has died.  Bill Russell led the Boston Celtics to 11 National Basketball Championships in 13 years.  The Celtics streak of 8 straight championships is the most in any professional sport.     

Has anyone else noticed that “of course” has become the new form of “you’re welcome”?  Thank you is now often met with “of course”.   Thank you for picking up dinner — “of course!”.    Thanks so much for helping me with that project — “of course!”.  Thanks so much for making me laugh — “of course!”.  You get the drift.   

I am currently reading a book with an interesting premise, “The Measure.” In “The Measure” everyone on the planet, who are age 22 and older, receives a box which contains a string. The length of the string directly correlates to the age at which the recipient will die.   Once the accuracy of the strings are confirmed the characters go through the expected quandary; should they look? As the reader you cannot help but experience this quandary with them.  

 

I was pulled over on two Fridays ago with no license plate on the front of my car. Guilty. I was waiting for the bracket which arrived a couple of months ago and got lazy.   When I handed him my insurance card, license and registration, the insurance card was old so I received two tickets. The police officer told me if I got the plate on within one business day and got it signed by an inspection station that it was on PLUS get a letter that I was insured, all would be okay. The paperwork he gave me backed that up.  

The answer is me! For most of my life I was all too willing to share a secret.

I sometimes find myself in a situation where I have to make excuses for someone else. Awkward. Depending on the situation, I’ll sometimes offer that I have enough trouble making excuses for myself, let alone others.We were sitting at a table on the sidewalk outside a cafe in Great Barrington enjoying a pastry and watching people walk by.

A new documentary takes a deep dive into the ubiquitous song, “Hallelujah”. Leonard Cohen wrote it forty years ago and it seems that the song is still everywhere.   The song is often heard at weddings, political rallies, television talent shows, movies, and funerals.  The true story about the writing and the almost disappearance of the song on the 1982 album are recounted with surprising details.