J. D. Salinger is 91 today. Most people don't realize he is still alive. That fact probably brings him some pleasure. He got famous and he didn't like it, so he became a recluse, and now we don't like him. As you looked at the Blue Moon last night you were also looking at a Crater named in honor of Mr. Salinger's character from Catcher In The Rye, Holden Caulfield. According to a NASA spokesperson, the honor was bestowed because "Holden forces us to look introspectively at ourselves and to therefore better understand those around us." Hoorah for a nice meeting of Art and Science. Over 60 million copies of this book have been sold. I re-read Catcher when I was 45 and it spoke to me then as loud as it did at 16. For all of us who are over 35, we may want to consider adding this book to our New Year's resolution list....so we won't become part of the problem. Blessings for a Happy New Year.
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