TEENAGER IN LOVE

Today is our 15th wedding anniversary, and Taeko slipped a card into my brown-bag lunch.

This is what she wrote:

“Thank you for being so nice to me for 15 years!”

My first reaction was to giggle a little.

But after about 30 seconds, I could feel the sentiment evolving, and a minute later I realized it was incredibly profound.

So thank you, Taeko, for bearing with me and my veneer of cynicism and irony.

Thank you for being so nice to me for 15 years…