Praise then darkness, and creation unfinished

Twenty years ago, I woke up, turned on the radio, and heard “Berliners continue to celebrate in their no-longer-divided city.” That was a pleasant surprise, in an odd way a fine and memorable birthday present.

Google has gone to some trouble to make sure I know that [Bad username or unknown identity: ”bcholmes”] and I also share our birthday with Sesame Street. I’m just old enough that I didn’t learn much from Sesame Street: but I have a younger brother, and I did watch, and I’m still fond of Grover and Kermit, and remember Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus and the Cookie Monster and Miss Piggy and Oscar. Quite a bit later, I watched The Muppet Show. I also have fond memories of The Electric Company, and still give 02134 when a store asks my zip code for demographic purposes.

There are gorgeous purple flowers, mostly roses, on my desk here. *grin*