On This Day: 61 and Counting ...

Mount Shasta, April 7, 2005: As of 3 pm, I am sixty-one years old. I know it was 3 pm when I was born, because my mama told me that 'People Are Funny' was playing on the radio, and back in those days, it came on at 3 pm.

I have a few more creaks and aches, now and then, than was once the case. I'm not so willowy flexible as once upon a time. Yoga and motorcycles don't suit me as well as once upon a time.

The girls no longer grin at me, just because my hair is curly. Of course, my hair is not curly any more. Being truthful, I must admit that the curly hair, once upon a time, was a permanent anyway. I wanted to see what would happen. I found out. It made them grin.

But this is just as well. I no longer have a great need for grinning girls, so that works out fine.

But when I look in the mirror, it's still me. I suppose some day, when I look in the mirror, I won't be there. But in the meantime ... so far, so good.

Bloggard Bergere?

Paris, France, Today: Early in the morning, at 12:01, over a friendly glass of Cabernet in a little cafe in Montparnasse, the Bloggard has signed an Agreement in Principle with the world-famous Folies Bergere.

Assuming that all proceeds as planned, in the upcoming summer season, the Bloggard will assume the leading role of Margo Lane in the Folies Bergere all-singing, all-dancing production of "Les Retours d'Ombre."

The Bloggard reports that he is "tres jolie" about the upcoming production. No comment was forthcoming from the Folies at the Bergere.

More details to follow as they become available.