Today is My Birthday. I am 45. My mind is still young and vital....18 at least. My body is feeling much older than my age due to a lack of attention. When will that happen? Their are so many articles of women in their 50's who are the fittest they have ever been in their lives. That just doen't seem right. But it does have a practical air to it when it come's to being in good health in order to enjoy your 'retirement' . Speaking of retirement. Tom could actually retire in five years with full benefits if we didn't have two kids who needed to go to college and 10 more years left on our mortgage payments and a slight debt that doesnt' seem to change any in its balance over the past year. Isn't this the life though? And it is so good.

~"Old age: A great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed their hold, you may have escaped, not from one master but from many.
Plato~"



Year at a glance in 1960's

The first debate for a presidential election was televised. It was between Senator John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. Nikon seemed nervous, but Kennedy stood tall. The debate on TV changed many people's minds about Kennedy.
This year NASA sent up ECHO, the first communications satellite to be seen with the naked eye.
American "U2" spy plane shot down over the USSR.
The Olympic Games were held in Rome and Wilma Rudolf won three gold medals.


Event:
French National Meeting decide to build own nuclear weapons

War:

The 1960's decade began, and so did the Vietnam War. Debate between politicians began as well, almost as bad as the war itself. White House records and transcripts show that the U.S. military leaders usually voted for the use of nuclear bombs, while Dwight Eisenhower and John Kennedy wanted not to get into those weapons. The Vietnam War did start in the 60's, but there had been trouble in Vietnam before that.

Fashion:

1960-1962 - At this time, there was a carry over from the 50's, including the "bouffant" look. A "bouffant" look is a dress where the top part is tight and the skirt of the dress puffs out. The popular hairstyle was a beehive, where they tease their hair and piled it high on their head. Another look during this time was the beatnik. The beat look included black berets, black slacks (tight for women) and dark glasses. Women wore float shoes while men wore sandals. Women wore dark eye makeup.