January 16 Life Goes On

Long, long ago, I attended a large, sprawling campus where commuters parked more than a mile away in a huge lot where a famous sign glared at them as they ran to class, "Are Your Lights On?"  To be honest, I have more memories of commuting on the Beltway than campus life as I spent much of my time off campus at placements in nearby, struggling schools. 

I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time and landed a full-time job in a school where I had been student-teaching!  I skipped graduation in order to stay in school with my horde of first graders, at seriously, Flintstone Elementary!  I did return to campus, once, long ago, for a National Lacrosse Championship game with another Alma Mater. But, I have not even driven by that sprawling mega-campus in many, many decades.

Later today, my first-born grand and her mom will head to that Alma Mater for a swim event. There is part of me that wishes I was going and might find the energy and excitement I had all those decades ago when I ran the mile from the parking lot to classes. The rest of me is fully aware that you really cannot go back again as Robert Frost's words echo in my head, "Life goes on."