Catalina Island Man's 63rd Birthday Gallapalooza!

Well, today I am 63 and here are more things I've learded about aging and growing.

Number 63 is: DON'T EVER GET
TO BE 63...IT HURTS!

40. Accept "constructive" criticism, with the same enthusiasm as you accept praise. Both are necessary for growth.

41. Most growth comes through struggle and defeats and not from easy successes. "Failure" is only a "failure" if you don’t learn from it.

42. Strive to continually to be on a better basis with God. If you don’t believe in God, watch three episodes of "Touched By An Angel". Eternity is a long time and you had better be sure of your beliefs, because you are going to have all of this time to either celebrate or regret your decision!

46. "Impossible" is just an opinion.

47. The Bible gives us two forms of learning stories. Examples and Warnings. If you can’t be a "good" example, you’ll just have to be a "horrible" warning!

48. Being considered "different" is not always a bad thing.

49. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by
the moments that take our breath away.

50. "If you’re going through hell, keep going!" (Winston Churchill)

51. The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the
person doing it.

52. "Enthusiasm" is contagious! Find something to be passionate
about.

53. As we get older, those little aches and pains are a good
sign…it means those parts haven’t fallen off yet!

54. THINK FIRST! The toes you step on today may be connected to
the fanny you have to kiss tomorrow. Don't burn your bridges!
You may need them to get back to that earlier fanny!

More to come in my next blog about being 63...weee!

They Called Me NATURE BOY! Part 9

I was pleased by the number of readers who guessed the names of the two Hollywood Stars that were the subject of the Nature Boy blog series.

For those of you still wondering:


No 1. was: JOHNNY WEISSMULLER

Born in Romania in 1904, died 1984; He swam in the 1924 Olympics and picked up four medals, including three gold. He won 2 gold medals in 1928 Olympics. In 1932, he was noted for his portrayer of a "swinger" (Tarzan) in a role that five others played before him. He made 12 motion pictures as this fictional character. He ended this role in 1948.

He was distinctive for his voice, which was mimicked by a famous female television comedian, Carol Burnette.

















No 2. was: LEO CARILLO, Jr.







who played Poncho in the Cisco Kid movie serials at your local movie house on Saturday morning and who later played the same role on the Cisco Kid TV shows of the 1950s. Several streets and buildings in Los Angeles are named after his famous family.


















He was of Mexican descent. He appeared in many silent, as well as "talkies". He was most noted for being a "side kick" in an early television Western, that went from l950-56. Born in Los Angeles, 1880, died in 1961





Yes folks...the Nature Boy (ME) was sometimes a "prop" or "lure" used to procure women for these two stars...but then...I was so CUTE how could they possibly fail?