BOZEMAN, MONT. — It is Dylan’s great aspiration to see “the M” up close and personal I suppose “because it’s there.” We take off on a beautiful day, just a tad warm but not too bad. And we do manage to experience a bit of nature. Ergo the video that follows.
Just click on the arrow and it’ll start up. If you have a “Type A” personality, this will not be a good experience for you.
WE DECIDE FOR WHATEVER REASON that we wish to aid in the propagation of the species. Then with ease or following great trials and tribulations we are with child. That happy day arrives – probably at 2:30 AM – and we become parents. And on that day when the first of our brood makes her debut our lives are changed. Eventually we don’t remember the nature and form of our existence BC (before children). We adapt, not easily. The shock wears off. It becomes clear to us there is no return policy.
Now our lives are filled. We do what we have to do. We celebrate each of the milestones. The happy photo at college graduation. Our child beaming, confident and strong. The parents’ smile telegraphing a hint of relief; no small amount of pride. Our visage showing greying brow, sagging jowl; our bellies a growing paunch. We pose knowing not what happens next. No pink slip arrives regretting to inform us that our services no longer are required. Continue reading →