1000 DAYS

I'm a baby boomer. My childhood memories are all those Ozzie and Harriet/Leave It To Beaver type memories. Things were so much simpler then. It was a wonderful time to be a child in the fifties and sixties. Well, it was wonderful, up to a point. Tomorrow marks the fiftieth anniversary of the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. He was in office for 10000 days. The clock is ticking.....fifty years ago. We will be living through the golden anniversaries of each and every day of his presidency. I don't know what your recollections are of this time in our history, but mine are very vivid. I adored President Kennedy and his wife and children, in fact, the whole Kennedy clan. I thought they were perfect. In hindsight, I know that he wasn't perfect, nor was the family. But, as an American child watching this idyllic chapter unfold on TV and in the many magazines, like Look and Life, I saw a perfectly ideal story. I thought Washington and the White House were truly magical places. What a difference from today, although, I do think our current president and his wife and family actually come closest to the fun and promise of the Kennedy family. Like I said, I will be paying special attention these next 1000 days to how the media remembers the Kennedy era. I'm getting ready for a roller coaster ride of remembering.

We have had rain these past two days. I saw only a few small mounds of snow left along the driveway and across the street. I believe it is supposed to get colder and we can expect more snow in the weeks ahead. I'm keeping busy with trying to tie up loose ends regarding 2010.

You may be aware that the Kentucky basketball team has a very young team. I believe our three top scorers are all freshman. SEC road games can be difficult to say the least. After the lesson at Georgia, I had hoped that we would handle the Alabama Crimson Tide early on, thus taking the high decibel student following out of the mix. Well, the Wildcats did try to get on track, but the previously weak three point shooting tide decided to hit most all of it's three point shots. It was amazing. We were rattled to say the least. It doesn't help when your own players manage to tip in opponents rebounds. I was, however, happy to see that the young cats could gather themselves together for a comeback. It was an exciting game, I know the Alabama crowd enjoyed it immensely. The Big Blue Nation, not so much. But, we did see a good game and the grit and determination of a band of freshmen and other upperclassmen. Stay tuned.

I hope you're warm and dry in your part of the state. Have a wonderful and safe day. luv, Susan