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Well I Guess This is Growing Up
Growing up, TV shows like The Wonder Years or movies like The Natural led me to believe that every epiphany or climactic realization in my life would come at equally cinematic moments, drenched in sepia tones with oboes and clarinets playing in the background, or maybe with fireworks and light standards exploding overhead. “And that was when I realized I should shave my head,” I’d tell Carter someday, describing the touching moment when I realized I was losing the fight with male pattern baldness. Me holding a mirror looking at the back of my head, a tear rolls down my cheek. I reach for the clippers. Cue the Coldplay song. Read the rest of this entry »
Where Everybody Knows My Name
Moving to a new house means getting to know new neighbors. Debbie has shouldered this chore with aplomb at our new place, flagging down everyone we see and introducing the whole family, even stopping the car on our way in the garage and shaking hands through the window. I’m not as forward; I figure I’m doing my best if I nod and say hi, figuring I’ll learn a name if necessary, say when I borrow a garden hose or have to apologize when the security alarm goes off for 30 minutes straight because I forgot the code. Read the rest of this entry »