My 52nd Birthday
Tomorrow is my 52nd birthday. As I write this, I am outside on our newly-redecorated patio, surrounded by our newly-installed fence, admiring the newly-acquired planters, their profusion of blooms cascading in multi-colored waterfalls. Watching the dogs enjoy their semi-freedom, chasing cicadas and butterflies. Lovely and idyllic. I’ve lived a little over half a century. How…