Wait... what?
Where the heck did my summer go? I feel like a week ago it was May, and now it’s almost September. Seriously, did I miss something?
“Bittersweet” is such a literal word. I feel like the coiner (as someone who invents a word must be called) could have tried harder that day. Sure, “bittersweet” is easily understood as being two ends of the same spectrum simultaneously, but so could “dipolar” or “duoposed.”
Hooray for Caitlin, for getting a clean(ish) bill of health and going on to the Peace Corps! I’ll certainly miss her (a lot a lot) but it’s very clear to anyone who chats with her for even a half a second that this is something she has to do. So, well wishes and hopes for a safe (and speedy) return!
Hooray for Lynn, for being so tough in the face of such adversity that she has the strength to fight her disease and keep everyone else in good spirits too. I just wish she didn’t feel that she had to assume the burden of shielding us from the truth of her condition. Perhaps she doesn’t want our pity, but it’s hard to help someone who refuses to admit they need it. We’re here for you, hon! We’re not going anywhere, come hell or high water. Lean on us!
Hooray for Karen and Mike. Happily beginning a new era, together again. Too bad that era takes them to a distance that’s just close enough to be possible, and just far enough to be inconvenient. Seeing two of my favorite people in the world just got a whole lot harder, but somehow it’s all OK as long as they’re happy together. As if a little thing like I-95 could keep me away! Perhaps I should be investigating more fuel efficient transportation.
Hooray for Celia. Knocked down, again and again and again. Still, she has the strength to get back up. I am honored that I rate highly enough to be called upon in times of need, regardless of how trivial the need may be. I wish only that someday soon her troubles may decrease in number and severity. May her second move in 12 months go better than her first!
Hooray for completion. White Marlin Open, all but over. New McDonogh website, deadline in sight. January 1 cannot come soon enough this year.
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Hey Jack – Thanks for the shoutout! I feel like my summer has whooshed by, too. Oh well, I take it as confirmation that it was an enjoyable (yet way too brief) time!