Where or When

Welcome to my personal blog, since 2012. All images copyright 2026 Scott Gatty. The thing that has fascinated me most in life is Time, the passage of it and my relationship to it, more aware than at any time being in my late 60's. Some of the history and pop culture I've happened upon: I was born in 1957; the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, was put into orbit by the Commies when I was four months old and set off a panic here....the first Pink Flamingo lawn ornament rolled off the assembly line; "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" was first published, by Dr. Seuss, Burt Bacharach joined with lyracist Hal David to create some wonderful songs and five days after I was born, John Lennon was introduced to Paul McCartney in Germany. Plants, the other major form of life we share with this planet. Not enough of humanity treat them with the dignity and respect they deserve. We hear of animal rights, thank God, but not enough of plant rights. I remind people: we need them, for the air we breathe and the food we eat, they're not dependent upon us. Thanks for visiting. "Where or When" is a song by the team of Rogers and Hart. Lorenz Hart was a gifted lyricist, gay, and a tragic figure, dying of alcoholism. He wrote lyrics to some of the most beautiful and romantic love songs I've ever heard. The wonderful melodies were composed by Richard Rogers, before he teamed up with Hammerstein.