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another sign of aging

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2012.05.04

Today I had another sign that I'm getting old—our doctor doesn't remember the cold war. I made a remark that our child was born on "International Workers' Day", which we celebrated in honour of communism. She looked at me blankly, and I said, "Ah, nevermind, it's a Cold War thing." She muttered something about having been eight years old.

rand()m quote

Some people talk about living every day like it might be their last. Maybe that's good advice. Carpe diem and all that. But perhaps it's better to try to live every day like it might be everyone's last. If there are people in your life who are important to you, let them know...

—Mark Bedford (quote taken from posting to fray.com)