Memories-An Eighty-Year Retrospective

My intent in this Retrospective is to highlight my life experiences, most of which, it seems, have emanated out of work related activities. This doesn’t mean there has been no play, quite the contrary, having fun and doing fun things has always been a major part of my life. But it does seem that my zest for life and what it has presented is inextricably connected to what I do and have done for a living at the time and to maintain my love for just “doing”.

My attitude has always been if I can’t have fun doing what I do, then I don’t want to do it. And, while it has been true that some employment and business opportunities have been more fun than others, learning and gaining knowledge is a passion with me, which usually brings some good with whatever bad there is.

I was born under the Zodiac Sign of Leo, and the Chinese sign of the Horse, dictates of which seem to run true when viewing my life experiences.

LEO LIKES: Speculative ventures; Lavish Living; Pageantry and Grandeur; Children; and Drama. DISLIKES: Doing things safely; Ordinary, day-to-day living; Small-minded people; Penny-pinching; Mean-spiritedness.

The Chinese sign of the Horse says: People born in the Year of the Horse are popular. They are cheerful, skillful with money, (this may leave me open to question) and perceptive, although they sometimes talk too much. They are wise, talented and good with their hands. They are impatient and hot-blooded about everything. They like entertainment and large crowds. They are very independent and rarely listen to advice.
Leo and the Horse seem to sum up a prediction of my life experiences quite nicely.