10 years. Double digits. An entire decade of watching Owen evolve from a jaundiced, sleep-renouncing newborn with a disproportionately large head, to a... kid. A kid who will quiz you on the Revolutionary War, Greek Mythology, Zoology, parts of the brain and Pokémon characters in a single afternoon. A kid who will tell a joke or interject a snarky comment, but will then tear up if he doesn't like how you laughed at it. A kid who hates Donald Trump, loves Elvis Costello and plays a mean OK Go on the cello. And while there are still moments when Owen's youthfulness is on full display -- when he sulks after being corrected or rides the tricycle across the living room, or just experiences the kind of unadulterated joy that adults can never seem to achieve -- a more mature side is emerging. Owen's becoming someone who listens to the news, asks pointed questions and has surprising insights. Someone who tries to cheer people up by finding a bright side. Someone who takes moral stands for causes he believes in. And someone who can beat me at corn hole without any handicaps.
- Ah, the suite life.
- Some days, your amygdala just can't take it.
- "I threw myself to the wolves, only to learn of the tenderness in their howl, and the loyalty in their blood." ~ Isra Al-Thibeh
- Orchestra and Chorus are two very distinct things. Something you might want to clarify before agreeing to join the wrong one.
- It's easier to be a good loser, when you steal home under the tag.
- "Seriously?"
- Rick Riordan was mistaken: Mount Olympus hasn't actually relocated to the top of the Empire State Building.
- Two words: bone scythe.
- It's not easy, being green.
- Sometimes life comes down to a single moment, when all eyes are on you watching to see if you will succeed or fail. A lot of times in your life, you'll come up empty: drop the ball resulting in the game winning run; miss the tie-breaking question; flub a note during your solo. It happens to us all, and it's a disappointment that we all learn to cope with. But sometimes, you come through in the clutch. And those moments are glorious.
2 comments:
Happy Birthday, Owen! Welcome to the second decade of your life! Grandma Z
Happy birthday, Owen!
As you know, I am, or at least used to be, a computer whiz and we computer whizzes use hexadecimal (base 16) arithmetic a lot. So, in hexadecimal, you are A and tomorrow, you will be A+
Love
Grandpa Z
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