Aging … but not getting old

Aging … but not getting old

I’ve been on the planning committee for my 50th high school class reunion and we just attended all the festivities this past weekend. It’s been 50 years since I graduated in 1967 from Leicester High School (LHS), Leicester, Massachusetts. Who would have believed 50 years ago, I'd get together with my old classmates back in my hometown in 2017? Certainly not me.

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Preparing for the Solar Eclipse

Preparing for the Solar Eclipse

Yup, we’re planning to watch the upcoming solar eclipse on August 21st, barring clouds or inclement weather. We’ve seen several lunar eclipses over the years, but we’ve never witnessed a total eclipse of the sun, have you? I remember a partial eclipse when I was a kid. We made special viewing screens with a pinpoint pricked into a piece of cardboard. I’m sure I peeked, but did not burn out my retinas, thank goodness.

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