The past, the present, the future

Rx for life
(2004)

Above, one of the more valuable things we've found as we clean out the house -- definitely in the "keep" pile.

Took Mom to chapel today. We had a guest preacher, a nice-looking young man with an accent -- hispanic? His theme was, "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others." I liked it, but felt that, for me, if I want to go my own pace -- slow -- I go alone. If I go with others, I can't keep up. But I can't find a metaphor in that.

Mom sat slumped sideways during the entire service, clutching her left leg. This is the leg with the rod in it, and maybe also the leg with the mended knee after her fall in AA, a few years ago. I think it reacts to the weather. But what do I know -- maybe it's radio signals. After church, we went to the Bistro, but she didn't want to stay and eat, so we went back up to her wing and got some ibuprofen from the nurse. Mom faded fast, wanted to lay down, so I got her into bed. She seemed shrunken, just a helpless little thing. Julie came and said she'd watch her for a while, so I left.

One of the sisters said recently, "It's a difficult situation." Yeah, it is. "Situation" doesn't quite capture it.

So, not one to brag on myself, let me brag on my kid once. Young dauntless Ezra, after getting rejected from every MFA writing program he applied to after college, was accepted by the Stanford graduate school last week. He'll study English lit. This is maybe a testament to intelligence, but more so, as I've seen first hand, to discipline and work work work.

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