On 1/2/12, Barrett <BarrettWF@comcast.net> wrote:
You are on one tonight huh? Lol :-)
Yeah, I guess so. A dear-old friend of some 40+ years passed away early on the morning of Jan. 1. He was the guy who sparked my intetests in WWI aviation and wargaming/history, as well as getting me involved in the world of sci-fi fandom. I've met a lot of authors and actors over the decades because of him, gotten drunk with several. I find myself nostalgic these days. The future that was promised to a kid in the '60's never materialized on-schedule, and all the current techno-toys and on-line life is just a meaningless distraction. Personally, they save me close to zero time compared to the old ways of doing things, and more often than not just distract me from spending time on more substantive matters. YMMV.