Seventy-seven...
...Sunset Strip. Ironically, you'd have to be 77 to get the reference. For you younger kids, 77 Sunset Strip was a late '50's ABC detective show starring, among others, Edd Kookie Byrnes. The photo above reflects a moment in a man's life when he realizes that today he is turning 77. Don't get me wrong. Some people I loved dearly never got a chance to turn 77. I'm actually grateful to be 77, sharing life with a beautiful companion, spending the year in two magnificent parts of the country, playing a fair bit of golf with good friends, and, most days, solving Wordle, Connections, and Final Jeopardy in grand style. So, yes I'm grateful. Grateful and old. Oh, if you're wondering about the scar, it's actually a funny story. To celebrate the recent $83.3 million verdict against Trump, I walked into a local bar, viewed a sea of red MAGA hats, and offered up a toast to Jack Smith and E. Jean Carroll. I don't remember much after that. Ed. note: Obvio...