MY 100th BLOG!

Nearly 15 years ago, I decided to write a Blog.  Actually about 8 years before that, I started a journal chronicling my training for a climb of Mount Princeton with my daughter. I found that unfinished Word document in 2010 and decided to update it in a blog and Roy's Journey was born. In a blog titled "My First Blog" (which on the list on the right side of this blog is actually the second entry!) I wrote:

 "Although this blog is intended to be free flowing - that is, I reserve the right to blog about anything I want to blog about -after reading what I wrote 8 years ago, I have decided to reproduce it here, along with my postscript dated today." (Note: That's the blog titled 'A Fat Man's Journey') 

"I am not sure if anybody is going to read my blog, and frankly, I am not sure I really care...but perhaps it can serve as my own sounding board and maybe one day my grandchildren will enjoy reading it and get to know their grandfather better!"   

Actually, it not only has served as my personal sounding board, but my personal therapy as well.  And it has been read by some, commented on by some and ignored by others.  While a lot of my readers think I only write about politics, only 37 of the blogs have been of a political nature and if the person who shall not be named (I refuse to use his name - he doesn't deserve that respect) had not entered the political arena it would have been a lot less.  I have written about grandchildren, dogs, family, TV shows, travel adventures, the story of The Sports Authority founding and even hamburgers.  I have written about new beginnings, births of my grandchildren and eulogized my Dad. This writing exercise has helped me through my kidney adventures and gave me needed distraction during my chemo infusions in 2022.  

I have always threatened to write a book, but have settled for sporadic missives through this blog.

I am frustrated by the negativism and the tribalism that is so prevalent today and want to encourage positive energy.  My loyalty is to the people who bring positivity into my life  My loyalty is to the people who want to build me up and see me happy. And I want to do the same for them. You never know what is going on in someone else's life and judging them without knowing contributes to the negativism that is so prevalent today.  That is not to say that I don't want to hear from those that disagree with my point of view.  I welcome intelligent, well thought-out, respectful discourse.

I am going to continue doing the best I can do and write about those things that I feel are important.  I may not have made all the right decisions at the right times nor always written about the appropriate subjects, but I can only be true to myself.  I will focus my energy on the fact that I have had the courage to stand up for my convictions and will keep that focus going forward.

Just recently, I decided to quit posting Roy's Journey on Facebook and only send it to those who have asked to be on my Blog Mailing list.  Unfortunately, I feel that given today's political climate, sharing to a larger audience is not prudent. However, you are always welcome to forward to others that you think might enjoy my writings.  Some of you have commented directly to me via email and I welcome all comments whether you agree or not.  Some have commented on the blog itself.  If you do that, it shows up as coming from "Anonymous" unless you sign in.  So, if you want the comment attributed to you, be sure to identify yourself.

Recently, I mentioned to a friend that I was writing my 100th blog, and she said that she must have missed some!  In case you haven't noticed, there is a list of dates on the right and ALL 100 have been archived...so if you see a title you think you might want to read, they are ALL here!  So, while this landmark blog isn't something cheesy like '100 Things I Love' or 'My 100 Deepest Thoughts,' it is what it is!

Thanks for reading and being a part of my community. Here's to the next 100!

And The Journey continues....

    

Civics 101

I might be old and maybe my memory isn't what it use to be, but I clearly remember taking a Civics class in 8th grade.  That's where I learned that the Federal Government is made up of 3 equal branches of government - Executive, Legislative (The Congress) and The Judiciary.  The whole idea is that there is a set of checks and balances that makes sure that one branch does not overstep their boundaries.  That's how THIS Democracy is suppose to work.

But, no more!

The Constitution gives Congress (not the President) the power to impose tariffs.  However, The International Emergency Economic Powers Act allows the President to impose tariffs if he declares a National Emergency under the National Emergencies Act.  So, of course, that's what the person calling himself President did on February 1st.  Now (follow me here), this is where checks and balances come in to play....that same law allows Congress to end such a declaration of emergency if such a termination is introduced and it has to be taken up in Congress in a matter of days.

So, why hasn't this been done?  The Democrats introduced a bill of termination.  But, because the Republicans are so scared to go against their overlords, the orange man and Musk, they passed a resolution that for the rest of the congressional session, "Each day shall not constitute a calendar day for the purposes of terminating the 'Felon's' emergency declaration....in other words, a day is not a day!

Now, I might be called simple, but even to me, that is ABSURD!  My question is when is Congress going to get some balls and fight the tyranny that Musk and his lackey are imposing on our Country.  When are we going to rise up and demand that something be done?  Where is the Supreme Court in all of this?  Oh, that's right...The Supreme Court is so compromised (see Alito and Thomas being paid off by Billionaires), they won't uphold the Constitution either!

Yesterday, a Federal Court ruled that the firing of those federal employees that had probationary status was illegal and they should be rehired immediately.  But, who is going to make sure that Musk, DOGE and their puppet President follows the ruling?  Congress? The Supreme Court?  The Military?  Nope...all of them are controlled by the Billionaire Class and since the Supreme Court already ruled that everybody is not subject to the same laws, nothing will be done.  The felon puppet President can't be held responsible for following the law or the Constitution...at least that is what the Supreme Court has said. 

In other words, we are faced with a Constitutional Crisis and the beginning of a country ruled by a Dictator who has cozied up to Putin.  His determination to "take over" Greenland, make Canada the 51st State and other lame-brain ideas is straight out of the strong-arm, dictator playbook.  His ability to lie to the American public is supported by the MAGA crowd who are blind to truth and honesty.  

He bragged about releasing water from two dams in California...it was all for show, as it was actually harmful to the region and the 2.5 billion gallons released in response to his order could not be delivered to Southern California.  According to the experts, the release is potentially ruinous as the sudden surge of water will damage the lands downstream and waste water that will be needed during the hot growing season.  But, he NEVER consults nor listens to the experts, because in his simple mind, he is smarter than anyone.  

And don't even get me started on how this POS has treated our Allies.  He has all but withdrawn the US from NATO, abandoned Ukraine, and placed onerous tariffs on our neighbors and friends.  You and I are the ones that will be paying for these tariffs.  It is just another tax on the American consumer...a necessary tax so that tax breaks can be given to Billionaires and Corporations.  We have had some self-serving politicians in our history, but none to the level of corruption that exists today.

His fixation on deporting millions of immigrants is already causing huge problems in the farming and ranching communities throughout the country.  There is nobody left to pick the crops and tend the lands. I recently saw an interview with a rancher from Montana that said that all of their workers have gone into hiding out of fear of being arrested and as a result there is no labor to do those jobs other Americans don't want to do.  They lamented the fact that their MAGA vote is throwing them into bankruptcy and is directly responsible for putting them out of business.

I don't even have the strength to address the impending Stock Market Crash and his assertion that we "might" feel a little bump but will come out of it stronger nor the lack of credibility or expertise for most of his cabinet appointees.  

Now that the White House has been turned into a used car lot and the President is doing infomercials from the lawn, there is zero deserved respect for the individual holding the office.  I refuse to use his name and will continue to refer to him as the Felon, the orange buffoon, the Musk puppet, the POS and the wannabe Dictator.  (If you have any other names, let me know!)

While I was hoping to not write about politics and the state of our Country and concentrate my writing on more pleasant subjects, I cannot sit still and not express my outrage.  Maybe next time I can write about rainbows, unicorns, grandchildren and ponies.  But I doubt it.

And The Journey continues....

You Have Been Conned

 Dear MAGA Voter,

You have been conned.  You voted for a convicted felon who ran on a platform that included Law and Order.  And then, one of his first actions was to pardon all of the January 6th convicted criminals including those that assaulted and ultimately killed law enforcement officers.  Law and Order, my ass!

He told you that he would lower grocery prices but now says that is not possible.  Additionally, he is taking actions that will make those prices rise at a much greater rate than overall inflation rates.  He won't recognize nor do anything about the bird flu running rampant throughout the country...in fact, he has eliminated any study by our health care organizations.  Already egg prices have more than doubled and soon, you won't even be able to find eggs in your local grocery store.  His tariffs will cost YOU!  Tariffs add cost to the goods you buy everyday.  Who do you think ultimately pays for the increased cost of goods?  You do!!

He told you that he wanted to eliminate the politics in government.  But what he really meant was he wanted to eliminate anybody that didn't 100% agree with him and his agenda.  He has "reassigned" experts in the Department of Justice and other agencies and replaced them with political operatives that have no institutional knowledge of their jobs and responsibilities.  His cabinet appointees are the most under qualified in the history of our country.  Their only qualification is that they are loyal to him.  He has fired all of the Inspector Generals in our government so that there is no one to report his unconstitutional and unlawful actions to Congress.

Speaking of The Constitution, he has already violated his oath to protect and follow the Constitution.  First, his declaration that he is eliminating Birthright citizenship is a direct violation of Amendment 14.  His attempt to halt all federal spending, although it has been approved by Congress and signed in to law is blatantly unconstitutional and unlawful.  

He told you that he was not familiar with nor going to utilize the Heritage Foundation's Project 25, but now he is following that playbook page by page and policy by policy.  But you believed he really cared about you, the little guy, when all he cares about is himself and others in the highest income bracket.

No other President has so blatantly turned the office of the Presidency into his own money making machine.  But the launch of his own cryptocurrency, his hawking of various products and his monetization of the office is not only unethical, but an impeachable offense.  But, don't worry, your boy won't get impeached nor stopped by this Republican controlled Congress.  They are scared of him and his oligarch bros.  They have let it be known if they oppose him, they will get primaried and keeping their office is much more important than doing their jobs properly.  Understand that he has already shown you that if it doesn't financially benefit him, then it holds none of his interest. 

He told you that he would be President of ALL people.  Of course, that didn't include the LGBTQ+ community, anyone with dark skin (look at his appointees, advisors etc - only 1 black person), Jews, Muslims or anyone that speaks any language other than English.  Oh, and mysoginy is the rule not the exception in this administration.  His immigration sweeps, which includes arresting US citizens because they speak Spanish, are totally performative.  But it's only the beginning of the efforts to make this country a white, patriarchal, protestant nation, rid of anybody that doesn't fit the MAGA mold.  His elimination of DEI in the government and attempts to make it the rule in corporate America is far reaching in its destruction of individual rights and freedoms, including those of handicapped individuals (many of whom are veterans injured in service to our country).

Everything is transactional to this guy.  That includes Foreign Policy, Disaster Relief, and even your cost of insulin.  He reversed the cap on insulin and stopped the negotiations of drug prices because the pharmaceutical industry made huge campaign donations and further lined his pockets with "inauguration contributions."  Do you know that there are no rules on how those funds can be used?  They can and most assuredly will go directly into his pocket.

This guy continues to demonize political opponents as dangerous to America.  He has no understanding of anything, claiming that thanks to him the water has been turned on in California.  Of course, he had no idea that the Corp of Engineers had conducted maintenance on federal water pumps for 3 days and turned them back on when the maintenance was completed.  He talked about the Democrats sending $50 Million dollars on condoms for Gaza.  How is that possible when a total of $7 Million was spent on condoms for the entire world by the Agency for International Development, and most of that went to Africa for AIDS control?  He keeps insisting that crime is running rampant as a result of Democratic leadership when, in fact, crime has plummeted in The US over the last 4 years.  Lies, lies, lies are the only thing his administration knows how to do.  Since they have installed totally unqualified people in the administration, lies will be the norm.

Today, this guy who pretends to be President, blamed last night's plane crash on diversity hires of unqualified workers hired under DEI policies, Pete Buttigieg, the pilots of both the helicopter and the plane, air traffic control and presumably the liberal press.  As usual, he would rather pontificate with no actual knowledge of what happened although he has the power and resources to find out rather than speculate.  But, if he actually dealt in facts, then it might cut into his television watching time.

But none of that matters to you, the faithful MAGA voter.  You were more concerned about defeating that brown woman and her "liberal" policies.  You were more worried about stopping people from choosing their own life path, by demonizing the entire LGBTQ+ community.  You were more worried about banning books from our libraries, stopping liberal academics from teaching truths and denying that January 6th was one of the darkest days in our history.

You didn't look at the similarities between this guy and Hitler.  Those similarities to what is happening in the United States and what happened in Germany are undeniable.  It goes further than the dehumanization of certain groups of people, his belief that there is an enemy within, his desire to conquer Greenland and the Panama Canal, his establishment of a concentration camp at Guantanamo Bay, and his embrace of militant groups like the Proud Boys.  His attempts at dismantling the Constitution are just the beginning.

Yes, MAGA, you have been conned!

And The Journey continues.....

RIP Jimmy Carter

 Upon the passing of Jimmy Carter, I couldn't help but think back to the Spring of 1975...nearly 50 years ago.  Connie and I were having dinner at her Father's house and (surprise!) the conversation turned to politics.  Since I never have an opinion (right?), we were discussing the events of the last couple of years including Watergate, Gerald Ford's ascendancy to becoming the first President to not be elected to either the Presidency or Vice-Presidency and whether he could win the next election.

It was then that Connie's Father, Abe, made the most outlandish statement he could possibly make:  "Jimmy Carter will be the next President of the United States."  Jimmy Carter had just wrapped up his time as Governor of Georgia, and this peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia, was relatively unknown on the National level.  Besides, a Southern Democrat?  Come on, that was never going to happen.

When I stopped laughing at this absurd statement, Abe explained that he had just read the entire Marketing and Advertising strategy that would get him elected.  Abe headed up a small advertising agency in Atlanta and had just agreed to merge his company with Rafshoon Advertising and become President of this new agency.  That would free up Gerald Rafshoon to become Jimmy Carter's campaign manager and eventually his White House Communication Director.  The rest is history...shortly after our dinner, Carter announced his candidacy and Rafshoon's strategy got this peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia elected President.

Watching the ceremonies from the Capitol today, I reflected on our politics today as compared to our politics 50 years ago.  On his first day in office, Jimmy Carter stated "I promise I will NEVER lie to you."  Today's politics are rooted in lies, innuendos and "alternative facts."  Jimmy Carter was not a perfect President...there has never been a "perfect" President.  However, he deeply cared for this Country and the people in it.  His accomplishments, including the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt, the establishment of the Departments of Education and Energy (which tRump is proposing to get rid of), his conservation efforts(which tRump want to decimate), the Panama Canal Treaties (another tRump target) and the establishment of diplomatic relations with China (again, a tRump target) were weighed against his failures. The Iran Hostage situation, the 1979 Oil Crisis, the boycotting of the 1980 Olympics (which he later said was a mistake) and inflationary concerns stopped him from defeating Reagan in 1980.

But it was his Peace efforts, Humanitarian efforts and fight for Democracy across the World that earned him the respect of any thinking person AFTER he left office.  The work of The Carter Center in helping to eradicate diseases in Latin America and Africa, monitoring of Democratic elections in troubled Countries and his work for Habitat for Humanity all helped him EARN The Nobel Peace Prize AFTER he left office.

Jimmy Carter was a good person and we should all strive to have his humility, his giving heart and care for his fellow man.

Rest In Peace, Mr. President!

Kindness Is Cool!

 I was standing in line at the checkout of my local Publix today and turned to the elderly man behind me and greeted him,  "How are you today?"  At first he looked blankly at me and then a smile crept on his face and he replied, " Pretty good for a 90 year old.  Thanks for asking, how are you?"  We talked for a minute and then it was my turn with the cashier.

"Hi! I hope you are having a good day!"  She replied, "Thanks, you are very nice.  Not many people ever ask!"  I finished the transaction and started to leave the store when a random woman came up to me and remarked, "I noticed that you greet everybody.  It is not often that you see that today."  I replied, "Yes, try it and you will find that Kindness is Cool!"

My wife tells me that I know no strangers and talk to everybody, wherever we are.  I see that as a positive, not a criticism, and wonder if more people would show the simple politeness in their attitudes and behavior around others, that maybe this would be a better and more productive society.  We are all so wrapped up in our own daily activities, problem and challenges and forget that a kind word, a greeting or the showing of a little interest goes a long way in not only our attitudes, but the attitudes of others.

There are those that would call me "WOKE," but I believe that the showing of respect to everybody around you is the right thing to do.  It doesn't matter if you are a Democrat or Republican; straight or gay; old or young; white, brown, black, yellow, green or purple; man, woman or neither; rich or poor; blue collar or white collar; laborer or executive or professional.  EVERYBODY deserves respect.  You don't have to agree with any of these people to show kindness.  So, if that make me Woke, then so be it...I am Woke!  The bag boy at the grocery store can feel invisible until you greet him with a smile, a nod or a quick hello.  The toll taker on the highway or the parking attendant in the garage are doing mundane jobs, but if you take 5 seconds and ask, "How are you today?" then they feel noticed!  Try it!  Kindness is Cool!

There is way too much hate in the world today.  The venom spewed by certain political candidates is beyond normal and calling your opponent racially motivated slurs and anyone who disagrees with you the "enemy within" is totally unacceptable.  Our children and grandchildren are watching and if this becomes normalized acceptable behavior, then we are in for a world of hurt and pain.

My son, Brad, is the Executive Director of an overnight camp in Northern California whose mission is rooted in the Jewish vision of creating a more environmentally sustainable, socially just and spiritually connected world.  At Eden Village West, campers feel safe and free to be themselves.  They are committed to giving every child that wants to attend Eden Village West a possibility to be a camper.  They are taught that Kindness is Cool and the more we instill those values in all of our children, the better off this world will be. 

If you agree and are able, please consider making a donation to this non-profit camp to help. Just go to this website and give whatever you can:  https://edenvillagewest.org/campershipcampaign/  Thank you!

And The Journey continues.....

I Can't Believe.....

"I can't believe this is the world and the country we live in today...."  I heard that lament today on a newscast and I have to say that I can relate to this person's distress.

All my childhood I was taught that the United States was the greatest country in the world.  Our democracy and freedoms were the bell weather for the whole free world to emulate.  But, the way things are now, that is no longer (or maybe it never was) true.  Women's rights have been stripped away because a Christian Nationalist movement has convinced the highly partisan Supreme Court to overturn Roe Vs Wade and now abortion is illegal, for all practical purposes in 26 states.  The movement by the Heritage Foundation to repel the separation of church and state as evidenced by Project 2025 continuing its efforts to move us toward a caste system much like 19th and 20th century India.  It is more important to many to have unfettered access to weapons of war than to enact some measures of safety for our children in schools, shopping malls and other places people gather.  There is no attempt at equal rights for ALL Americans and a growing effort to promote racism, anti-semitism, anti-LGBTQ+, anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant (legal and illegal) and a continued promotion of misogyny as a consequence of patriarchy.  And, there is something inherently wrong with a system that has teachers, fire-fighters and first responders paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and corporations.

Everyone in this country, except for those descendants of the indigenous tribes that originally occupied this land, are one, two, three or four generations away from their immigrant forefathers, but we seem to have forgotten that inconvenient truth.  Why?  Because a large percentage of immigrants over the last 50 years are darker skinned, speak Spanish and are not white skinned Europeans.  A lot of us have grandparents or great-grandparents that came to this country to escape oppressive governments and find a better life for their families.  Today's immigrants are coming here for the exact same reasons.  Now, I am not suggesting we should condone illegal immigration.  However, we should have a system that allows these immigrants to receive a fair and speedy chance at asylum and a path to citizenship.  But, when there was a non-partisan bill aimed at moving us closer to that goal, tRump instructed his faithful followers to vote against it so that he could personally benefit from no action.

And while we are at it, when did lying become the norm rather than the exception.  tRump and Vance continue to just make stuff up to enrage and engage the MAGA crowd.  Immigrants eating pets, lies about FEMA, conspiracy theory lies about election security, and even revisions on the economic performance of the previous tRump administration.  They even lie about what we all saw with our own eyes on January 6th!  When multiple former tRump administration officials and Military leaders warn us about another tRump administration, we damn well should listen.  Believe him when he says he will be a Dictator on Day One, that he will cozy up to Putin and forsake our Allies, try to disband NATO, that he wants to suspend The Constitution and use military force against his political enemies.  If he is elected, there will be no more "Adults in the room" to stop him from doing whatever he wants. 

Morality and civility no longer exists in the political world. As I have said, a number of times, never over-estimate the intelligence of the American public.  Due to constant telling and retelling of lies, and lack of intellectual curiosity to even fact-check those lies, the (collective) we are so misinformed and ill-informed to even know enough to rationally make an intelligent election decision!  

The whole world is watching and laughing at us for even giving this convicted felon a shot at The Presidency.

Twelve years ago, Aaron Sorkin wrote and Jeff Daniels (who incidentally was born in Athens, GA!) performed a soliloquy in the first episode of "The Newsroom" in response to the question:

 "What makes us the greatest country in the world?"

"Its not the greatest country in the world, professor, that's my answer.

And with a straight face, you're going to tell students that America's so starspangled awesome that we're the only ones in the world who have freedom? Canada has freedom, Japan has freedom, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, Belgium has freedom. Two hundred seven sovereign states in the world, like 180 of them have freedom.

And you—sorority girl—yeah—just in case you accidentally wander into a voting booth one day, there are some things you should know, and one of them is that there is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world. We're seventh in literacy, twenty-seventh in math, twenty-second in science, forty-ninth in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, third in median household income, number four in labor force, and number four in exports. We lead the world in only three categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next twenty-six countries combined, twenty-five of whom are allies. None of this is the fault of a 20-year-old college student, but you, nonetheless, are without a doubt, a member of the WORST-period-GENERATION-period-EVER-period, so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what the fuck you're talking about?! Yosemite?!!!

We sure used to be. We stood up for what was right! We fought for moral reasons, we passed and struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors, we put our money where our mouths were, and we never beat our chest. We built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases, and cultivated the world's greatest artists and the world's greatest economy. We reached for the stars, and we acted like men. We aspired to intelligence; we didn't belittle it; it didn't make us feel inferior. We didn't identify ourselves by who we voted for in the last election, and we didn't scare so easy. And we were able to be all these things and do all these things because we were informed. By great men, men who were revered. The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one—America is not the greatest country in the world anymore."

STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT! Educate yourself to the realities, quit believing the bullshit, and focus on the truly important things and we will all be better off. AND VOTE!

And The Journey continues........

Daddy's Little Girl

    You're the end of the rainbow, my pot of gold

    You're Daddy's Little Girl to have and to hold

    A precious gem is what you are

    You're Mommy's bright and shining star.....

So goes the song originally sung by The Mills Brothers but sung by me to my little girl many times.  When Lisa was a little girl, I would be playing the piano and she would come into the room and tell me to play "Daddy's Little Girl" for her....and I always did!

Today is a special Birthday for my little girl...Lisa turns 50 today!  Am I really old enough to have a 50 year old daughter?  It seems only yesterday that she was born.  The morning of July 12, 1974 started very early when Connie got up at around 5 AM to go the bathroom...not an unusual event for her as she was entering her ninth month of pregnancy,  She came out of the bathroom and said..."I am still leaking!"  I told her to go back to bed because it can't be that your water broke...the baby is not due for another 3 weeks!

Of course, I was wrong.  Lisa, foreshadowing her whole life, was in a big hurry to come into the world. Although right before the birth the Doctor told me to call the Moyel, that he was certain it was a boy, Lisa arrived feet first and was the funniest looking boy I had ever seen!  All 5 pounds of girl and the most beautiful thing I had ever seen!  Being the first grandchild for both sides only added to the excitement that the baby was a girl!

I have often said that I grew up with Lisa.  As a matter of fact, Connie and I were only 23 year old when she was born.  So, yep, we both grew up with her!  She went just about everywhere with us, but loved to stay with Grandma and Poppi whenever she could.  My Dad would show up at our little 2 bedroom apartment on many Friday afternoons and "steal" her for the weekend.  What fun for her (and us too!).

Fiercely independent, smart, and active defined her early childhood and beyond.  She endured our moving around to Boston when she was 9 and to Florida when she was 13 but thrived nonetheless.  Her adventures continued though throughout her first 50 years...High School in Israel, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Semester at Sea, University of Colorado, back to Ann Arbor, Aspen, Zimbabwe, back to Aspen, Boulder, University of Denver and now a Mom herself to her's and Scott's mini-me in Denver!  Mara is definitely her Mother's daughter.  When she rolls her eyes at my bad jokes, I could swear it is Lisa all over again.  I have to admit that I have lived vicariously through Lisa's many adventures.

To say I am proud of my daughter would be an obvious understatement.  Happy 50th Birthday, Lisa Michele Cohen.  Keep being you for at least another 50!  I Love Daddy's Little Girl!

And The Journey continues......