Monday, February 07, 2005

a boy and his specs

check out rylee's first pair of glasses. doesn't he look smart? the kids are off today for parent/teacher conferences . sierra's teacher asked me in for a conference to discuss her lack of attention in class. apparently she talks too much in class. every report card i got as a child had the same observation- " mark is a good student, but he spends too much of his time talking to others."
i remember one teacher decided to move me from the boys table to the girls table in an effort to embarass me into talking less. little did she know the future fairy with whom she was dealing; i talked twice as much.
on a much more somber note- my first boss and family friend, paul perna, passed away last wednesday of cancer at the age of 50. i went to the wake yesterday. i felt so out of place. i didn't know many of the people, but felt somehow that i should. most of those present were successful, italian businessmen. i'm only italian...

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