Mixed Morning

As I walked to work this morning, I saw a dog and it made me smile. It was like drinking a magical tonic.

A few moments later, I read a horrible headline in the student paper. I knew that kid. And it maybe shallow to mention it, but I did nag him at least once about his excesses. Of course I had no idea it would lead to a worst case scenario, a chain of choice and bad luck. Young people seem full of promise, but there are no promises, only hopes, and neither promise nor hope can overcome the limits of human bodies.