In the year 1905, Las Vegas was founded when 110 acres, in what later becomes downtown, are auctioned off. We will probably not get there in 2022 and haven’t been since the pandemic broke out in 2020. At that time, we saw Barry Manilow perform in what remains to be the last live concert we’ve attended. We still hold tickets to Santana/Earth Wind & Fire that has been cancelled multiple times along with a Jackson Browne show in Tahoe that we planned to attend. Hopefully, we’ll finally see Carlos Santana on my 71st birthday this year.

I start the year with a new Trivia Calendar that was a promotional gift from our financial advisor. This has been a tradition for many years on my office desk. Hopefully, this will be more fun than last year’s Word of the Day version. The travel and photo calendars are still my favorite – maybe next year? 

My Covid test came back negative so my scratchy  throat must be an allergy issue. I sure have struggled on my morning runs and seem to lack energy. Yesterday, I hardly moved from my chair and noticed that my ankles and feet were swollen by the end of the day. I’ll go back to wearing compression socks. I’m feeling ancient considering the hearing aids, old man socks, and frequent chiropractor visits. It ain’t easy being me. 

“Why do I do the things I do
Was I born this way or am I self made fool
I shoot the lights and I curse the dark
I need your love but I break your heart
And I know the words to get you back but
But I don’t say nothing as I watch you pack
I had to work to become the jerk I’ve come to be
It ain’t easy being me
It ain’t easy being me”

 
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Wiseman Craig Michael / Knight Christopher David
It Ain’t Easy Being Me lyrics © Almo Music Corp.