Retractable

Got myself two retractable pens. Not one. Two. Cheapest they had but still nice. Was wondering when do I use a pen anymore? Who uses pens. Like watches, becoming just an item of fashion. For the boom generation.  Next day though I used the pen for my cross word puzzle.  Like culture,  just a tool for crossword solutions.
Yes,  I am using a pen, not a pencil, when solving crosswords.

Fedora generation

Was wearing a fedora. My wife thinks men look good in fedoras. Went to buy wine where I usually do -67 Wines. On Fridays they always have wine tastings and I enjoy free schnapps. They were pushing some California wine upstairs and they did not care to offer a glass. At the stand downstairs, I actually started a conversation about the Loire Sauvignon franc? wine they were displaying for tasting. They did not even suggest, but one of the salesgirls noticed my French accent and told the other she should talk French with me. Tell me it was not my Friday night fedora....

Whitney Houston

The memorial is still going on. Watching on and off. So many  famous and talented people. Songs and gospel and priests. All let her go. Nobody could stop the addiction.  A fifty year old woman drowned in her tub....a beautiful and talented ...