TIME FLIES
It is said that “Time flies when you’re having fun.” As for me, time flies when you can’t believe a certain young woman and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary this fall, and next year on June 23, the oldest of our two daughters (Big One and Little One) will celebrate(?) her 50th birthday. How is it possible that one day the young woman and I got married, and the next thing we know, our girls are older than my oldest clothes (though not by much). Time and fun fly when ‘hangers-on’ in the closet look the same as decades ago….but the reflection in the mirror looks like Methuselah’s grandfather. 😦
The moral of the story?
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.
Then be not coy, but use your time
And while ye may, go marry;
For having lost but once your prime,
You may forever tarry.
–Robert Herrick (from his poem TO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME, 1648)
In other words, take the advice of legendary songwriter Irving Berlin (1888-1989) and….
Oh….I almost forgot: Happy 49th Birthday, Big One!
arekhill1 2:05 pm on June 23, 2018 Permalink |
I’m the eldest of seven, Sr. Muse, and a honeymoon baby like Big One. My mother is continually startled by how old I am.
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mistermuse 4:03 pm on June 23, 2018 Permalink |
I lost my mother years ago, Ricardo, but I’m sure she would react the same as yours if she were still alive.
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calmkate 3:34 pm on June 23, 2018 Permalink |
lol wow 50 years is most impressive! Well done both of you, love the song …
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mistermuse 4:07 pm on June 23, 2018 Permalink |
Thank you, Kate. The song is one of Irving Berlin’s lesser-known ones but, I think, one of his best, despite (or maybe because of) its simplicity.
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calmkate 7:04 pm on June 23, 2018 Permalink
agreed the simplicity is delightful 🙂
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scifihammy 8:17 am on June 24, 2018 Permalink |
Time does fly!
Happy Golden Anniversary for later this year. 🙂
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Don Frankel 9:51 am on June 24, 2018 Permalink |
Happy Anniversary Mister and Mrs Muse. Guess it is safe to say…
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mistermuse 11:02 am on June 24, 2018 Permalink |
Thanks, Don. I guess, having made it through the first 50 years, Mister and Mrs. Muse can make it through the next 50….and then we’ll be in better position to see if we can handle Everlasting.
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pjlazos 6:46 am on June 25, 2018 Permalink |
So many milestones! Have fun!! Oh, and time is all happening at once so re-live it at your leisure. 😘
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mistermuse 12:14 pm on June 25, 2018 Permalink |
No problem, as long as I have my….
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D. Wallace Peach 2:53 pm on June 25, 2018 Permalink |
Time does fly, doesn’t it? I went to my grandson’s 5th birthday party yesterday. He’s starting school in the fall. How did that happen? He was just born last week. 🙂
An early Happy Anniversary, and Happy Birthday to the Big One.
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mistermuse 6:39 pm on June 25, 2018 Permalink |
How lucky can you be, to have a grandchild of that age (or any age), Diana. Enjoy his childhood “while ye may,” because TIME FLIES! And thank you for the Anniversary and Birthday wishes.
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RMW 12:50 am on June 29, 2018 Permalink |
Fifty years of wedded bliss…. congrats…. that’s a lot of cat lifetimes. I actually had to use the calculator to figure out what year that was… 1968. For me, life is a lot better now.
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barkinginthedark 1:20 am on July 6, 2018 Permalink |
Thank you MM for all the reading…I love this music and thanks for the follow. Barking in the Dark will always endeavor to inform, agitate and, above all, amuse. continue…
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Kally 7:15 am on July 7, 2018 Permalink |
Love this song. Advance congratulations to your anniversary and a loving wish for your elder one’s birthday.
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mistermuse 8:30 am on July 7, 2018 Permalink |
Thanks, Kally. You remind me of the Dr. Pepper commercial on TV–you’re “the sweet one.” 🙂
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Kally 10:16 am on July 7, 2018 Permalink
Awwww! I haven’t seen that commercial. We don’t have Dr. Pepper over here but I Guess I’ll YouTube to find out which one! 🙂
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Silver Screenings 1:26 pm on July 8, 2018 Permalink |
Every day is a good day for Art Landry & Co., in my opinion.
Hey, Congrats on your upcoming 50th Anniversay! Woohoo! That is a remarkable achievement.
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mistermuse 3:31 pm on July 8, 2018 Permalink |
Thanks, S.S.
Art Landry’s was one of many popular big bands back in the Roaring Twenties. I should probably devote a post or two to remembering some of them: Paul Whiteman, Fred Waring, Ben Selvin, Leo Reisman, George Olsen, etc.
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franklparker 11:49 am on August 16, 2018 Permalink |
Loved this. You may have beaten to 80 by a year three but I claim victory in the marriage duration stakes and having a child over 50. (55 and 53 respectively this September). Must follow you and read more of your poetry and politics.
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mistermuse 11:59 am on August 16, 2018 Permalink |
Thanks, Frank. I, too, must read more of your posts as time permits — as if it ever does….so I’ll just have to take time and like it (which shouldn’t be too difficult, based on what I’ve read so far).
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