The first half of June has vanished, has gone the way of youth. The busier the days, the more they whiz, just when I’d like them to slow down. I become more aware of the importance of time: the older I am, the less I have left. That’s pretty obvious, and now comes to the forefront.

Everyone handles it differently. Some of my friends do the things they were afraid to or too busy to do when they were younger, especially visual art or writing. Some look for more immediate gratification: just enjoy the time that’s left, play bridge, golf, chess, watch movies, travel, audit classes, socialize with the people who matter to them. Others figure there’s nothing to lose, it’s time to do what they can to leave the world a better place.

I’m a mixed bag, maybe even a grab bag. When I have the opportunity to perform, teach, exhibit, hang out with grandkids, play scrabble, bike ride, dance to Paul Cebar, practice French or Spanish, plant my garden, write a poem or blog, draw dancers, paint along the lake, take political action, I think if not now, when. So I do it, and June disappears.

Tomorrow, June 16, is the first day of the second half of the month, and Peace Action has a Peace Fest at Pere Marquette Park (across the river from the PAC) from 4-10 PM to celebrate their thirty years of working for a safer world. Here’s the entertainment lineup, which includes me at 5:40:
4:15 David H.B. Drake
4:35 David Towell
4:55 Larry Penn
5:25 Jeff Poniewaz
5:40 Suzanne Rosenblatt
6:00 Holly Haebig, Harvey Taylor and Friends
6:25 Peggy Hong
6:40 Taste Emcee
7:10 Dr. Chow's Love's Medicine
8:10 K.T.'s Universal Love Band w/ Sura Faraj
9:10 The Remedies 50