Where the heck did 2002 go!

Are you like me still getting use to writing 2002 on your checks? Now I guess I have to start learning to adjust to 2003. It seems just yesterday, everyone was preparing for the doom-and-gloom of Y2K. (I still have some of the Duracell batteries I stocked-up on; I feel so duped.)

As the calendar odometer rolls over to 2003, my age odometer also rolls over (my Birthday is in January). I realize I am getting older, because I catch myself saying things like “that’s not the way we used to do it”. I remember recently talking to an older client of mine; he was describing what happened back in 1948 assuming I had some point of reference to that time.

This point hit home over the holidays. While I was shopping at Dillard’s, the young lady ringing up my purchase noticed my college class ring. She asked me if she could look at my ring. I obliged and explained to her some of its engravings. When she looked at the 83 signifying the year of my graduation, she exclaimed, “That’s the year I was born!”

I guess time stands for no one and is relative to everyone.

I hope you had a wonderful Holiday and you are looking forward to 2003 with eager anticipation.

David Morales