Balls and Walnuts
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Sentiment
Bloggin’ on the Blackberry tonight, so this will have to be a short one.
Driving to my interview this morning, I remembered something I hadn’t thought of in years. The hospital’s impressive size jarred the memory; that,and the inevitable comparison to my little 44-bed (or whatever) hospital.
We had just moved to Crescent City a scant few weeks before, and Jake had just had his third birthday. While walking with me through our hospital’s foyer, he said, “I like your hospital, Daddy. It’s very nice.”
I know that doesn’t sound like much, but it choked me up a bit to think of it. “My” hospital. There’s such innocence there, and such sweetness in the sentiment.
We had dinner with my friend Stan last night, as I’ve mentioned. His baby girl took a shine to me and insisted I spoon-feed her her dinner. I haven’t done that in a long, long time. So maybe that’s on my mind; maybe I’m remembering Jake at that age; maybe I’m thinking about how much he has changed in the last nine or ten years.
It seems like such a long time . . . and it has gone by way too fast.
D.
And, it doesn’t slow down, it just just keeps going faster.
Tryin’ to bring me down, Lucie?
🙂
No, just reminding you to enjoy every moment every day.
Thanks. I try.
It all really does go by too fast, you know?