On my birthday 1984
For more than 20 years I’ve been writing summaries of what’s going on in my life and in the world around me on my birthday. Here’s an excerpt from 1984 …
April 24, 1984
On my birthday, I’m 33 years old.
Today, there was an earthquake registering 6.2 south of San Jose. Fortunately, there was little damage, but the pundits are forecasting a larger one sometime in the next few years.
Gary Hart, Fritz Mondale, and Jesse Jackson are furiously campaigning for the democratic nomination and a chance to square off against President Reagan this November. At this point, Mondale is ahead by around 2:1.
The virus that causes AIDs has just been discovered, with great relief to many in my home town of San Francisco …
The Soviet Union continues to occupy Afghanistan, amid great loss of troops, and the Soviet Premier is trying to decide whether to send athletes to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
