On posting

Brother Chris said I should insert my own thoughts into this thing. So here goes...

First of all, before I begin - I just learned that I can set it up so folks can post comments without being registered. Sorry about that. Have at it.

Today is Calypso's 16th month birthday. I remember it each month, and each month I feel remorse about how difficult her life is going to be. She won't travel around the world, or drive a fancy car, or retire early. She won't have an indulgent occupation where she can express her creativity, or her intellect, or her "passion for people." She's going to work very hard, for a very long time. Her life expectancy will be much lower than ours.

But on the other hand, she'll be accustomed to hard work. That means she won't get fat because of all the manual labor, and she won't be unhappy because of all of the hard work. She'll also be very practical, with little spare time for tomfoolery. She won't have the iron clamp of corporate america or big government around her neck. And learning will be a treasure, as opposed to something that's forced upon young people against their will...

Now what do they say about the five stages of grief? I can't tell what stage I'm on.