I’d need a stable the size of Omaha. Just kidding, folks. But my birthday is coming up in two days and I’m telling my readers what my brthday wishes are. Kind of silly, but I believe in putting positivity out in the universe. Here goes nothing

1)I wish all of you, even the people who hate me, good health and good fortune. I’m working on being more positive. Even if you hate me, if I know you, chances are, I want the best for you.

2)To my haters, who will read this and spew vitriol,I say again: be curious, not judgemental. There’s three sides to every story: mine, yours, and the truth.

3)I wish that Palestine was free, Hamas, Iran , Hezbollah, IDF, Netanyahu were all dropped into an active volcano, and we could stop the genocide.

4)I wish that I had the clarity of vision I have now twenty five years ago. And the backbone.

5)I wish that people paid as much attention to the damage being done by the 100 companies that produce 80 percent of the pollution on this planet. Pay attention to who your enemies are, people, and ask yourself continually why they are, and who says they are.

6)I want Alligator Alcatraz to burn. With evryrone who thinks its a good idea in it. I know a concentration camp when I see it.

7)I wish I hada radio show again, One of the things I need to get back to.

8)I want the major studio to be busted up , and they cant merge again until they adapt all the great books that need to be movies. FFS, where’s my Pern and Newford tv shows?

9) *** this wish has been redacted on the advice of my attorney, who says my girlfriend would kill me if I made that one public ***

10) I wish things were just better. That people talked to each other, and more importantly, listened. It’s all noise out there, and no signal. But the people in charge, who hoard money like dragons, divide us on purpose. Talk to your neighbors. Listen to them. We need each other. Now more than ever

11) Bonus wish: a group of small houses, or a refurbished small mall, where my family of choice could live, and their family of choice, and so on and so on. People sharing life, stories, song and joy. And we’d care for and lift each other up. Going to go sleep on that one. It’s been a day.