Summer Slips Out of Our Sweaty Hands...

This weekend marks the arrival of Labor Day and hence, the school year tradition of summer waving goodbye and autumn days announcing their impending arrival. But, wait - this is California and those fall clothes stay in the back of the closet a month or two longer, for, especially in this county, summer is at a peak in terms of heat. So, for now, Piper still wears sandals and sundresses to her new school, Evan and mama have a few more weeks to play in the pool, and Eric wears the year-round San Franciscan commuter uniform - business shirt, slacks and jacket...

Child perspective of where people go when they say "see you later" continues to remain a hilarious insight into such a form of pure childhood logic. Piper often sees her dad off to work via the ferry terminal, and as she also greets him at the ferry docks at the end of the day, her common sense kicks in when asked "where is your dad today?" This tow-headed two-year old takes very little pause for thought when answering "oh! Dada is at work, on the boat...he works on a boat! A REALLY big boat!!"

Consider this, there was once a little boy long ago who also made the same inference with a noggin just as blonde, if not more, and his father worked as a radio consultant, general manager, and virtually "fixed" what needed help at a variety of broadcasting companies...This father nutshelled the complexities of his career for his two year old before waving goodbye from the BART train, as "I fix radio stations." So, when asked where his dad was one day by peers, of course the tow-headed two-year old answered with as much logical hilarity as Piper's boat answer - " my dad fixes radios on a train..." Surprised that same tot grew up to be Piper's Godfather? We think not.

If only all adults networked with each other applying as much simple logic when attempting to further careers...But then again, what would remain so special about childhood if we never grew up?


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