Goodbye 2025

Hi Folks
On January 1st I started thinking about writing my usual New Year post. A week later, I was still thinking. 
At the beginning of 2025, we had politics up the yin yang. By the end of 2025, there was enough of it to stuff a large wazoo. 
Ubiquitous was a good word for it. So was tedious. 

Enough Had Already Been Said

When I was finally able to escape the endless media rhetoric, I was elated. There were actually other things that happened last year! 
– Taylor Swift became engaged to Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce.
– A Colossal Squid was caught on film in the South Atlantic Ocean. 
– Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry were seen together on a few occasions. 
– The 14th Dalai Lama announced he will reincarnate.
– “Sydney Sweeny Has Great Jeans”
– June 26: Anna Wintour says she will be stepping down as editor of Vogue.
 Had (yawn) enough?

On The Other Hand

Personally, I had a very fulfilling year. The Lightfoot Band, which I’m a member of, did twenty-five shows. It’s really going over well, the audiences are very responsive to the format…. eighty percent music and twenty percent yapping. 
For those who don’t know, we relate tales of wit and woe from our combined 150 years touring and recording with Gordon Lightfoot. I think it’s really cool. It’s the only time these days that I can tell a story without getting interrupted.

This Is Typical Of My Life

Jeanette and I are seated at a restaurant table with two other couples. I decide to tell a story.

Me: Three nuns walk into a liquor store….
Waitress: Everyone good here?
Me: Ahem, three nuns walk into a liquor store….
From Across the Table: Should we order dessert?
Me: One more time ….. three nuns walk into a liquor store….
Some Guy From Another Table: SHE’LL SHIT WHEN SHE SEES US!
Me: Excuse me, what?
Same Guy: The punch line! An hour after saying the liquor was for their constipated Mother Superior, the nuns were arrested for being drunk and disorderly in public. That was their official statement.
Me: That’s very rude of…….
Same Guy: You should look for new material.

Happy New Year Everybody