So…    today Diane brought home a New York Times.. .. a real, black and white think old school newspaper with ink that came off on your hands as you read it.. I sat back and read through the front page, the op-eds , the wedding page.. the obits…. even the fashion page..

– I read the obit of a guy who looked just like me.. who taught English for 40 years .. and was every kids favorite teacher.

-I learned that Obama is really struggling with public opinion.. 

-I learned that people only use an average of 5 apps on their Iphones

-I read about how Ted Kennedy’s senate seat went to a republican,

-I learned that JD. Salinger.. one of my heroes.. died this week…

-I learned that Apple announced their new Pad device.. and .. opinions are mixed..

-I learned that the 9/11 terrorists are going to be tried somewhere other than NYC..

So many things I learned in that one paper. I know it sounds strange.. because I’m so   much out there in the world.. but since Sam’s passing I just do not read or listen to news. Diane and I were talking about it today. I stopped taking in news because I just could’t integrate strangers pain . I fund when I heard of soemone elses tragedy.. it belnded with my own. I couldn’t separate.. so .. I just stopped listening and reading.. for more than three years, I’ve avoided tv, newspapers, magazines.. I even walk away when I here folks discussing the news,..

Can  I keep that up ? Should I  ?   I guess I need to decide..

nite folks, nite Sam
-me