An auspicious day

Owen is a year old today. I didn't really think about this last year, but 15 years ago today, I lost a very good friend and mentor to AIDS. I thought about that yesterday; thought about the grayness of that day, thought about the fact that I'd spent part of the day before (in 1994) in the emergency room because of a minor rollerblading accident. But most of all, I thought about Robert Carman and what he used to say to me. "You're going to make an awesome dad someday," he'd say, a twinkle in his eyes. And I hope that I am.