Sunday, May 2

Groomsmen

Photo from Eric's wedding at Cornell, 1991. Eric woke a judge at Midnight, following the rehearsal dinner, to obtain a license. Roger, behind me, departing New York for California leaving me without a best friend and room mate. Chas, to the right, living in Providence working the meat counter at Almacs. Eric's brother Matt found religion. The dude second from the far-left lost his marbles completely and institutionalised. Marc, on the far right, became a public policy analyst at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in Washington DC. Enough said there. I was breaking up with my college sweat heart and trying to figure out: which way is up? So, yes, there was a lot happening on this particular week-end. I think most of us are pretty glad to have worked our way through that anxious, post-college, transitional period with our friendships stronger for it ("gold dust," says Judge Ballachey). We certainly love to relive many of the stories .. with a buffer of twenty years.


Driving to Eitan's football tournament this afternoon.
Eitan: "How much does gas cost?"
Me: "A tank of gas is about £50."
Eitan:
Me: "Your next question should be: 'how far does a tank of gas go?'"
Eitan:
Me: "Well, if we get about 300 miles for a tank of gas, how much does it cost to drive a mile?"
Eitan:
Me: "Do you know which one is the numerator?"
Eitan:
Me: "Do you care?"
Eitan: "No."