Baslow's Blips

At the age of 72 I think I am in a position to say that I have suffered from a lifelong writing block. I'm going to make an attempt to overcome that block here. I feel like I have a few things to say -- but let's see if I'm ready to say them so publicly. It helps that I am pretty sure that nobody will read anything I post here (but I am prepared to find out that I am wrong about that}. I am an alter kacker (it's Yiddish; if you're reading this you have the wherewithal to find out what it mean...