In lieu of a BIG EVENT, the best thing that happened to me this summer was that I had a glimpse of how good I've got it. For no particular reason that I can think of, I was struck with the notion that what I have now, I won't always have. It wasn't an epiphany, it was just a fleeting thing. More of a "Huh..." than a "Eureka!"
Here I was, surviving yet another summer without being mauled by a bear while camping in New Brunswick (I'd die of fright as soon as one appeared anyway), or jumping off the Ferris Wheel at Old Home Week because I was on LSD and I thought I was Jesus. What I'm saying is that, despite 20 extra pounds of hideous man-fat, I'm alive. Right now all systems are go. Stay tuned as, 30 years later, Dave is promenaded around Victoria Park against his will by something out of a Diane Arbus photo.
(I had originally started this next paragraph with the phrase "Right now", but two of those in a row made me feel like I was writing a Van Halen song, and that's just dirty. So...) At this point in time, I've got great people around me. My folks are alive and reasonably well and they always look out for me (Mess with me and they'll put a cap in your ass). I've got a partner who is, no fooling, solid gold (50,000,000 Elvis fans can't be wrong). I've got a group of friends, who are kind, creative, and/or brainy (some are even a Biggie-Sized Combo of all three).
There's the basics too, which are all covered: roof-over-head, food-in stomach, meaningful employment, good teeth. And there's the frills, which jazz things up. For me that's interesting side projects, really cool movies, and music (Let's face it, if you don't like one form of music or another, you're already dead).
So, everything's Archie with me. At the risk of sounding like a "Very Special" Thanksgiving Edition of The Buzz, I'm happy with what's going on with me today... at this point in time... right now. I guess that's a better "Best Thing That Happened to Me This Summer" than a week at camp.
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