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Hello out there in NeoSeniors Services Nation and, if you have enjoyed our podcasts before, welcome back …to those of you just discovering NeoSeniors podcasts, welcome aboard.

This is our newest addition to the podcast series titled “The Joys of Growing Old”.  And today, I am focusing on the the 2nd of my Six Joys of Growing Old. 

At some point, you may want to go back and listen to the earlier podcasts in this series/collection. And I think you will begin to sense that while I call these joys “mine”, they are yours too! For sure!

The next podcast after this one in our Joys of Growing Old series will focus on the 3rd of my 6 Joys of Growing Old….”We Are More Contented”. I promise to be more consistent in my podcast publishing......it's a long story...

If you do find a new good insight into your Emotional Mindfulness from this podcast, feel free to subscribe and like us and make comments either at this podcast site or via email to NeoSnation@agedandwise.com . 

So, here we go…..  Joy of Growing Old #2: We Handle Our Relationships Better".

PS: May be experimenting with a metronome on this one...If so, if you hear a metronomic sound, please let me know if you like it...am open to sound scaping a bit and your ideas for sure.....!   Thanks!                   And enjoy.....

 Hello NeoSeniors Nation!   This podcast is a special edition!

 I was honored to be the guest on this podcast for The Retirement Wisdom's Noteworthy Series (http://www.retirementwisdom.com/). 

This podcast title: Listen to Your Inner Voice – It Could be Your Wake-up Call

Welcome to this podcast which is the third episode of the Retirement Wisdom's Noteworthy Series, which  highlights an article that we think warrants your attention and host a conversation with a relevant guest.

Today’s article is The Power of Wakeup Calls by Gregg Levoy (Psychology Today – July 2017).

Our guest is Richard Losciale, who experienced his own personal wake-up call that changed the way he lived his life – from being focused on the aspirational to being focused on the inspirational.  As Rich listened to his inner little voice, he worked hard to recover from being near death and transformed his life by shifting his mindset to his higher purpose and developed a stronger sense of who he is.  His company, Neo-Seniors Services LLC , focuses on improving the well-being and mindfulness of those who are looking to optimize their senior years and live better lives.

You can learn more about me (Richard Losciale): Neo-Seniors Services LLC  website

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Please enjoy this short pod! We here at NeoSeniors Services are committed to helping us all Optimize the Aging Experience with motivational presentations and events.....check us out at at https://agedandwise.com Email us at: neosnation@agedandwise.com We are here to help!

Enjoy this short pod! We here at NeoSeniors Services are committed to helping us all Optimize the Aging Experience with motivational presentations and events.....check us at at https://agedandwise.com Email us at: neosnation@agedandwise.com We are here to help!

 

Enjoy this short pod!  We here at NeoSeniors Services are committed to helping us all Optimize the Aging Experience with motivational presentations and events.....check us at at https://agedandwise.com   Email us at: neosnation@agedandwise.com  We are here to help!

 

This one is a refresh from a while back.......First in a 7-10 part series on The Joys of Growing Old.......My story on how I  prefer to use the term "Growing Old" as to  "Getting Old" and then we dive in from there........Thanks, dear NeoSeniors Nation.  At this special time of the rolling calendar, I am thankful for all of you and the gift of life we are sharing together....even if we don't know it or each other!  Peace/Out and standby for Part the Second : The 1st Joy-We Grow a Better Handle on our Emotions)..Merry merry...RL

NeoSnation@agedandwise.com

1833: CF Martin Guitar Company began in Nazareth PA.

1934-35: Porgy and Bess written by George and Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward

1950: Your presenter born

2025: Artificial intelligence evolves

Herein is an 8-minute episode wrapped in the confluence of American guitar making, American music, American struggles, your presenter and AI.......Let's see what happens!

Thanks for listening, subscribing, liking, following, commenting or generally enjoying these Confessions of a Mid-Centurian.

Next episode will drop Friday July 25!

 

Long time MLB umpire Dave Phillips and outstanding baseball author Rob Rains collaborated on a collection of baseball stories and historic anecdotes titled "Centerfield on Fire" for Triumph Books.

Today, I read the story "Crazy Nights at the Ballpark" which is a true tale of the intersections of Disco, Beer, Weed, Baseball and marketing gone rogue!

Hope you enjoy it and thanks for liking, subscribing, commenting, sharing or otherwise engaging with Confessions of a Mid-Centurian".

Next episode will drop Monday July 21 and is entitled "Summertime, Gershwin and AI"!   

So, let me tell you about the television shows I enjoyed in my early days. Let’s say from when I was around 5 years old to 8 years old, smack dab in the mid to late 1950s. 

How many do you remember?   What other shows formed your early TV experiences?

Love to hear from y'all. Maybe I've mentioned a show or two you will discover together and maybe, just maybe, you can turn me on to a vintage show that I can enjoy today!   

Thanks!    Next episode will drop Friday July 18th!

Do I believe in miracles? One word answer is a resounding “YES!!”.

All of us are both blessed and blighted in this life- me included.

In an age dominated by data, algorithms, and empirical validation, belief in miracles is often regarded as quaint—an emotional remnant from a time when humanity lacked the tools to understand the natural world. Screw that line of thinking!

Come and listen to my reasoning!     Agree? Disagree? Comments welcome! Thanks!!!!

Today, we get into our Wayback Machine to Neu Ulm Germany late 1980s and I relate the true story of The Scariest Conversation I Ever Had.

This is a cautionary tale that asks us to somehow break the historical chains of prejudice, otherism, hatred, racism, abuse of power and get our humanity optimized, not our barbarism!

Can we do it? Heck, my money is always on our better angels to prevail.  Don't prove me wrong!

Thanks for listening, subscribing, liking, commenting, sharing this episode.  Next episode will drop Friday 7/11/25.

Just as the US was on the brink of its Civil War, the poet Walt Whitman wrote his short poem "I Hear America Singing".  Some say he wrote it on the 3rd of July 1860 as he listened to the streets and open windows of his neighborhood in my hometown of Brooklyn NY.  He was 39 years old, unemployed and living in a basement apartment with his mother and two sisters when he wrote this poem.

He also spent some time that summer in Boston working on the first edition of "Leaves of Grass"- an iconic collection of his poetry.   

Walt worked on "Leaves of Grass" right up to his "Deathbed Edition" which was the version of Leaves that he wanted to be his legacy.   Yes, Mr. Whitman, by the end of his life in 1892, he was sure of his talents.  May we all be so insightful, eh?

Anyhow, this is a powerful tribute to human work, done with high intent and purpose as the connective tissue of the great social-economic compact that we all participate in, however varied nation by nation it might be.

Thanks and next episode will drop on Monday 7/7/25........Maybe we'll go to Germany for that one.....

One of my promises to my listeners is to bring them thoughts from minds greater than my own.  That said, today it is the mind of Tom Waits.   

If you've never listened to his music- you are missing out on a talented unorthodox songwriter/singer/and more.   

Today, I read/perform the lyrics to Mr. Waits song "Step Right Up".

 Step Right Up" is a song written by Tom Waits and included on his 1976 album Small Change. 

The song is from the point of view of a snake oil-like salesman asking potential customers to "step right up" and purchase an unnamed miracle product. 

Waits guarantees that the product will "mow your lawn", play a "rhythm master", "deliver pizza", and locate lost slippers, among other miscellaneous things. Waits sings the song in the style of a carnival barker attempting to entice business. Waits wrote the song as a satire of products that claimed to do more than they advertised. 

For live performances of the song, Waits would use a cash register for the percussion!

Thanks for listening, liking, subscribing, sharing, commenting, etc.! 

Next episode of "Confessions of a Mid-Centurian" will drop Friday July 4th! 

It has been said that history goes in a straight line and human beings run in a circle.    Seems there has always been a war happening, a war ending, a war rumored, a war wanted, a war feared, a war won, a war lost.

Well, let's go back to autumn 1969 and see what happened to me then.

Thanks for liking, subscribing, following, commenting, sharing, etc.  Means a lot!

Next episode of Confessions of a Mid-Centurian will drop on Monday, June 30, 2025.  Wow- where did June go?

 

Well folks, looks like we're at it again!

Let's climb into our wayback machine to May 1970.  4 college students were killed on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio and America was embroiled in the Vietnam War- they say (sadly) that every American generation has its own war and mine was the Vietnam War.

Anyway, this is my story of me as a Brooklyn College upper sophomore, my dear dad's advice to me and my tiny involvement when Brooklyn College students surrounded the administration building to protest that war.

Not being political here, just remembering a time 55 years ago that echoes right up to today. 

When are we going to learn???

Thanks for listening, subscribing, liking, commenting, sharing and all that.   Next episode of Confessions of a Mid-Centurian will drop this Friday, June 27.

 

 

The Great Dictator was Chaplin’s first film with dialogue. Chaplin plays both a little Jewish barber, living in the ghetto, and Hynkel, the dictator ruler of Tomainia. In his autobiography Chaplin quotes himself as having said: “One doesn’t have to be a Jew to be anti-Nazi. All one has to be is a normal decent human being.”

Chaplin and Hitler were born within a week of one another. There was something uncanny in the resemblance between the Little Tramp and Adolf Hitler, representing opposite poles of humanity.

Providence was in an ironical mood when, fifty years ago this week, it was ordained that Charles Chaplin and Adolf Hitler should make their entry into the world within four days of each other. Each in his own way has expressed the ideas, sentiments, aspirations of the millions of struggling citizens ground between the upper and the lower millstone of society. Each has mirrored the same reality – the predicament of the “little man” in modern society. Each is a distorting mirror, the one for good, the other for untold evil.

Chaplin spent many months drafting and re-writing the speech for the end of the film, a call for peace from the barber who has been mistaken for Hynkel. Many people criticized the speech, and thought it was superfluous to the film. Others found it uplifting.

Regrettably Chaplin’s words are as relevant today as they were in 1940.

Thanks for listening!  Next episode drops Monday June 23!

One hot Brooklyn Night in the Summer of 1963 while working the night shift counter at a Wetson's Hamburger walk-up restaurant, my night cook, Johnny and I served a customer the two-piece dark meat chicken basket he ordered- then things got very interesting very quickly.

Listen and discover what went down in this episode: "The Man Who Wouldn't Eat Chicken Ass"!

Thanks for listening, subscribing, liking, sharing and commenting. 

Next episode will drop this Friday June 20, 2025- just as our Summer begins!

Strawberry Moon before Friday June 13th!  We dive into the historical origins of why Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day and then we go back to late last mid-century Brooklyn NY for the Legend of Dr Max B Kaplan- or at least what my confessional memory calls The Legend of Dr Max B Kaplan.   

Thanks! Next episode will drop on Monday, and this one is called "The Man Who Wouldn't Eat Chicken Ass"!

 

The classic rock band I play bass for gigged on Sunday at a small-town Illinois restaurant/bar from 2-5PM.

Every gig has its own DNA- its unique DNA that is stamped with the time, the place, the music, the musicians and the audience sharing the experience.

So, this episode is this humble bassist's near real-time thoughts about the DNA of this gig.   

I've played over a thousand live gigs in my musician's lifetime so far and so far, each has been unique indeed!

Give a listen and then dance on into your own life!

Thanks, and next episode will drop this Friday the 13th of June.

Enjoy this week's Strawberry Moon- ("Strawberry Moon" is a great song title if there ever was one!)

 

One of my commitments to you, my dear Confessions of a Mid-Centurian listeners, is to bring you closer to minds far greater than mine.   

Past episodes have had the words of Walt Whitman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Mark Twain among other great minds.

Today, I continue that commitment with the words of Yung Pueblo, a young Ecuadorian author, 

Yung Pueblo is the pen name of Diego Perez, a contemporary writer, poet, and speaker known for his profound insights on self-love, healing, and emotional growth. His works, including Inward and Clarity & Connection, blend poetry and prose, offering wisdom on mindfulness and self-awareness. Through simple, heartfelt language, Yung Pueblo explores the complexities of human relationships, inner peace, and personal transformation. Rooted in his own journey of healing and meditation, his writings resonate deeply with readers seeking growth and balance. With a strong presence on social media, he inspires millions worldwide to embrace vulnerability and cultivate inner harmony.

This episode is my reading of Mr. Pueblo's "Interlude" section from the middle of his Inward book. Take it for your own.

Thanks!  Have a great weekend and next episode will drop on Monday!

NYC Late Winter 1965- herein I impart the driving wisdom gems drilled into my psyche and muscle memory by Mark, my cowboy dressing, handlebar mustached driving instructor as we tooled around the dark wet streets of NYC in the specially equipped instructional Lincoln Town Car.

Feel free to share this episode with anyone you know who is learning how to drive or has developed bad driving habits.

If not, hope you enjoy this episode anyhow.

Thanks- next episode will drop on Friday June 5!

Here is the 4th and final part of "Secret Boundaries of The Heart", an original short form story about Clara McAllister and Samuel Washington on the banks of The Missouri River in the 1880s.

Check out podcasts #73, 74 and 75 for Parts 1, 2 and 3 respectively of "Secret Boundaries of The Heart". 

May we all recognize that our hearts have needs our minds can't comprehend!  Good luck with that, eh?

Thanks for listening, liking, subscribing, commenting or sharing this podcast.

A new Confessions of a Mid-Centurian podcast will drop this Monday, June 2, 2025!

WE go back to Clara McAllister and Samuel Washington, 1880s banks of the mighty Missouri River- two graphically talented young almost-lovers.  She a gifted sketch artist, he an innovative steel monger who has designed what he calls "The Washington Steel Pen"- finely tuned steel pen capable (in the right hands!) of creating much finer details than the in-use quill pens of the day.

As these two young almost-lovers discover their shared dreams- will they chase those dreams, or will the dreams chase them?

Listen now to Part 3 of Secret Boundaries of The Heart- Whispers of the Past and find out!

In the later part of the 19th century, the Missouri River flowed with a timeless grace, carving through landscapes that told stories of resilience and love, hardship and perseverance.

This era was marked by the promise of the American frontier and the struggles of its people and serves as the backdrop for this tale of "The Secret Boundaries of The Heart".

Set against the sweeping plains and undulating Missouri River bluff settlements, this story follows two souls- Clara McAllister and Samuel Washington, whose paths cross in a world where societal expectations and personal desires often collided. (What else is new???).

As they navigate the intricacies of personal discovery, love, duty and the uncharted territories of their own hearts, they discover that the greatest boundaries are often those we create ourselves.

So, please join us as journey through the Missouri River region, where the currents of fate and the whispers of the past meet the future and reveal that love has no borders.  

And that our true desires can only be found by bravely crossing The Secret Boundaries of The Heart!

So, herewith Part 2 of 4 of "The Secret Boundaries of The Heart", When Dreams Intertwine.

Thanks for liking, subscribing, sharing, commenting etc. 

This podcast is committed to being free and I apologize for any ads that the carrying podcast platforms insert.

In the later part of the 19th century, the Missouri River flowed with a timeless grace, carving through landscapes that told stories of resilience and love, hardship and perseverance.

This era was marked by the promise of the American frontier and the struggles of its people and serves as the backdrop for this tale of "The Secret Boundaries of The Heart".

Set against the sweeping plains and undulating Missouri River bluff settlements, this story follows two souls- Clara McAllister and Samuel Washington, whose paths cross in a world where societal expectations and personal desires often collided. (What else is new???).

As they navigate the intricacies of personal discovery, love, duty and the uncharted territories of their own hearts, they discover that the greatest boundaries are often those we create ourselves.

So, please join us as journey through the Missouri River region, where the currents of fate and the whispers of the past meet the future and reveal that love has no borders.  

And that our true desires can only be found by bravely crossing The Secret Boundaries of The Heart!

So, herewith Part 1 of 4 of "The Secret Boundaries of The Heart".

Thanks for liking, subscribing, sharing, commenting etc. 

This podcast is committed to being free and I apologize for any ads that the carrying podcast platforms insert.

 

November 1964- an 8th grade kid, the NYC subway system, a suspicious stalker dude and a magical intervention by a mysterious tall man in a big black silk hat tells us all to be open to angelic guidance!  Go figure.

Thanks for subscribing, liking, listening, sharing, commenting!

Next episode will drop this coming Monday and will be the first installment of a 3-part tale entitled "The Secret Boundaries of the Heart".

 

 

Spring 1960- The short story about an elementary school student, bullying and how his wise Grandpa gave him a megadose of wisdom and courage.

Thanks for liking, subscribing, commenting, sharing etc.!  Next episode will drop on Friday 5/16 and will be Part 1 of an original story: "The Secret Boundaries of the Heart".

Today, I read the short story "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C Clarke. It is a cautionary tale about AI, technology, religion, the nature of God and the nature of the human experience.    Hope you enjoy!

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (1917–2008) was a renowned English science fiction writer, futurist, and inventor, best known for his groundbreaking works that explored the possibilities of space travel and technology. Born in Minehead, Somerset, Clarke developed an early fascination with astronomy and science fiction, joining the British Interplanetary Society in 1934. His military service during World War II as a radar technician influenced his later writings.

Clarke gained fame with his novel "2001: A Space Odyssey," which he co-wrote with director Stanley Kubrick for the iconic 1968 film. This work, along with others like "Childhood's End" and "Rendezvous with Rama," solidified his status as one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers alongside Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein

In addition to his fiction, Clarke was a prolific science writer and a visionary thinker, proposing concepts such as geostationary satellites long before they became a reality. He lived in Sri Lanka from 1956 until his death, where he also pursued underwater exploration and photography. Clarke received numerous accolades, including being knighted in 1998 and awarded Sri Lanka's highest civil honor in 2005.

Thanks for subscribing, liking, listening, sharing, commenting this podcast!  Next episode will drop Monday 5/12/25

Oh, and lest I forget: Happy Mother's Day to all that applies to......We're all products of a mother- again, humanity's similarities far outweigh our differences!

Feb 1968: What happens when a Brooklyn garage band meets an opera singer lady and what could that possibly mean to anyone today?

Airports are miracles of transportation technology.

Airports are for moving thru, not being stuck in.

Airports sell cookies.  I bought some one night long ago when my plane had to wait for dust storms to end high over Phoenix's Sky Harbor.

As the song goes: this one is on me.

Thanks for liking, commenting, subscribing, sharing, listening, downloading etc!

More to come with next episode dropping Monday 5/5/25 (wow! lots of 5s!)

 

Well, folks- blessed as I am to be a performing bassist for a talented band of fellow musician friends, here is a 13-minute eyewitness report from a Midwestern river town food, drink and fun venue....just a little bounce back from the from the stage.

All I can say is music is one of the master keys to open the doors to a time when we all live happier ever after.

Thanks and more to come!

Maybe it's just me, but it seems to feel like there is so much human activity and so little time to perform said activities.....in plain speak: Is time full?  And if so, what happens next? 

Oh, and a draft basement tape of a new song kernel......

Sorry for the 72-hour delay and more to come momentarily!

Watch what cords you yank in this life!    'Nuf said.

Next episode drops this Friday 4/25!

Come and hear about a late 1960's moment where Italian Easter cuisine tradition intersects with garage-band era rock and roll.

 

Thanks, and next episode drops Fri 4/25/25.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lawrence Ferlinghetti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lawrence-ferlinghetti-by-elsa-dorfman_(cropped).jpg Ferlinghetti in 1965 Born Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti March 24, 1919 Yonkers, New York, U.S. Died February 22, 2021 (aged 101) San Francisco, California, U.S. Occupation

• Poet
• activist
• essayist
• painter
• publisher

Alma mater

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
• Columbia University (MA)
• University of Paris (PhD)

Literary movement Beat poetry Years active 1940s–2021 Spouse Selden Kirby-Smith ​ ​ (m. 1951⁠–⁠1976)​ [1] Children 2[1]

Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti (March 24, 1919 – February 22, 2021) was an American poet, painter, social activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.[2] An author of poetry, translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, and film narration, Ferlinghetti was best known for his second collection of poems, A Coney Island of the Mind (1958), which has been translated into nine languages and sold over a million copies.[3] When Ferlinghetti turned 100 in March 2019, the city of San Francisco turned his birthday, March 24, into "Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day"

Herein is the 3rd of a short series of short and hopefully humorous travel stories that have some pointers on how best to run our crazy lives in these crazy times!

Enjoy this episode: Buttons Bursting in Air

More to come and thank you for liking, subscribing, commenting, sharing Confessions of a Mid-Centurian wherever you find your podcasts.

Herein is the 2nd of a short series of short and hopefully humorous travel stories that have some pointers on how best to run our crazy lives in these crazy times!

Enjoy this episode: Tissue? I Don't Even Know You!

More to come and thank you for liking, subscribing, commenting, sharing Confessions of a Mid-Centurian wherever you find your podcasts.

Herein is the first of a short series of short and hopefully humorous travel stories that have some pointers on how best to run our crazy lives in these crazy times!

Enjoy this episode: The Grape of Wrath!

Back to around 1980- The AIDS epidemic was just being realized, recognized.  Science and medicine and ignorance all colliding, people dying, families devastated.

Here the very short and very wise message from a 12-year-old boy from suburban Manila who was dying from a direct blood transfusion of a pint of AIDS-rabid blood.

If only....   

How will Ralph Mayfair's 5th wish go? Listen and know and thanks for staying with all 6 acts of Father's Hatbox.   

Next episode will drop on Monday and we'll see what Confessions this Mid-Centurian offers up!

Thanks for listening, liking, following, subscribing, sharing.......

 

Father's Hatbox Act 5: Herein discover how Ralph Mayfair uses the 4th of his 5 wishes.

Act 5 begins with a plot summary so even if you've missed any of the prior 4 Acts (episodes 52-53-54 and 56), you'll know what's going on.

The final act will drop this Friday 3/28.

Then, we'll get into some Easter and Spring reminiscences and POVs.

Thanks for subscribing, liking, sharing, commenting......can't do it without you!

 

This is a tough act to follow!   Act 5 will drop on Monday 3/24.

Happy Spring.   And yes, even for the Mayfair family, and even after this dark Act 4, hope springs eternal.

We've all heard about Bucket Lists.  But have you heard about Unbucket Lists? Have you heard about Reverse Bucket Lists?

Register for this free event and learn about these lists, what they are, why are they important, and how can these lists improve your life.

When: Monday April 7th 11:30 AM CDT

Where: Oasis STL Facebook page

How to register: call 314-862-4859

Thanks!

In Act Three, we see the beginning of the changes that success brings to The Mayfair Family- what could possibly go wrong when you have the power of the wishes that the Hatbox can make happen??  

You can catch up by listening to Act 1 in Episode 52 and Act 2 in Episode 53 of Confessions of a Mid-Centurian.

Give a listen and find out! Thanks!

 

Let's re-enter our imagination theatre and listen to Act Two of "Father's Hatbox"- an original pod play in 6 acts.

Acts 3, 4, 5 and 6- each will drop every Monday and Friday in March with Act 6 dropping Friday, 3/28.

If you are new to Confessions of a Mid-Centurian, you can find Act One of "Father's Hatbox" in our last episode (Episode 52)

Thanks, and please like, follow, comment, share and by all means enjoy this short stop inside your mind's imaginative world.

Enter the imagination theatre and listen to Act One of "Father's Hatbox"- a pod play in 6 acts.    

Episodes will drop every Monday and Friday all month with the final act dropping Friday 3/28!

Thanks and please like, subscribe, follow, share, comment wherever you get your podcasts!

What would you do if you were granted three wishes? Would you chase wealth? Power? Love?

In Confessions of a Mid-Centurian's all-new 6-part radio play series, Father's Hatbox, meet Ralph Mayfair—a hard-working family man whose world is turned upside down when he discovers a genie living in a magical hatbox. But wishes come with a price, and Ralph will soon learn how power and greed can twist the very things—and people—he loves most.

Join us for a gripping journey of choices, consequences, and the tangled threads of the human heart. Episodes of Father’s Hatbox start Monday, March 3 with new episodes every Monday and Friday with the dramatic conclusion on Friday March 21. Subscribe to Confessions of a Mid-Centurian wherever you get your podcasts.

What would you wish for… if you dared?

Come back with me to Monday Nov 25, 1963- the day American buried her president, the day when my NY World Telegram and Sun paper delivery route customer #47's dog took a chunk out of my leg and what ensues immediately thereafter and how it echoes right up to today!

Thanks, and next episode will drop late Friday 2/28.

 

Let's go back 181 years to 1844-The Fist was the slang term for trained telegraph coders' messaging style.   You were said to have a "good fist" if your messages were steady in touch and speed and rhythm.  Coders came to recognize "the fists" of their fellow coders......important in case an imposter commandeered a telegraph station!

We humans run in circles, but our technology progresses in a straight line.  Ah! There's the rub!

Every past era was "modern times" once.    

Ever want to get away? Ever want to just disappear for a while? And do so in the midst of millions of eyes?   Yea? I thought so!

well then, come back with me for 13 minutes and 6 seconds and let me take you to the Billboard of Solitude.......a quick getaway from today's noisy nosy world.

Thanks.

PS: Some exciting stuff happening: an original 6- part radio play series starting with our March 3rd episode.  And Confessions of a Mid-Centurian will be participating in "PodCasthon 2025" in March too.....trying to do some good.