The Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-04-09, Page 7I got them growin' up blues
Remember when,
I used to sleep all day,
When fighting with my parents,
I'd have to have the last say,
C' mon Jamie,
Responsibility shouldn't make you blue
But growing up is hard to do.*
*(To the tune of Breaking up is hard to
do).
I've had it, this is the last straw.
I've found myself doing things lately
that are completely out of character and
those on the outside looking in with
some degree of objectivity have said I'm
growing up.
I started worrying about payin hills.
I started feeling uncomfortab - - about
hitting the marks for cigarettes, beer
and money. I've even' tried saving
though that seems to be going down the
tubes.
I've tried to see the other person's
point of view these days, tried listening
instead of aggressively asserting my
opinion, often based on misinformation,
incomplete information and with a
liberal helping of b.s. thrown in to make
the speechifying more fun.
I've tried to do things I don't like
doing like writing, dishes, ' vacuuming
and the like, but I still have a long way
to go.
But this week the most worrisome
change came. Despite everything I can
do., and some of it irresponsible, I'm
waking up before 7 in the morning.
Today is Thursday. A normal Thurs-
day would have me'stroll into the office
at 10 or 10:30, especially if I have to
work at night. I'd drag myself out of bed
at the last possible moment, get ready
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and skip breakfast, grabbing a coffee
somewhere along the way.
This Thursday, I woke up at 6:15, an
hour and a half before my alarm went
off, did a few sit-ups, got ready, ate
breakfast, wrote a letter and most of
this column and then came to work at
about 8:50. Usually, it takes me all day
to do that but I did everything before 9.
I keep saying to coworkers that
there's something wrong with me, that
someone was putting amphetamines
into . my bloodstream at about 6 or so.
first rst they were surprised and
concerned too, but they concluded I am
"growing up". '
But,to me, getting up at sych ungodly
hours means not so much that 'I'm
growing up as I'm growing older.
Everything's slowing down, metabolism
thinking is more orderly - soon .I will
have to state that the "news of my
death has been greatly exaggerated".
It reminds me of what a wise old
teacher said to me when I was in
nursery school. The. Chinese woman
turned her white, cataract -blinded eyes
on me, eyes I tried to avoid, and,
leading off with her pet name for me,
said: "Cornworm, no man can tell when
the flower will blossom,,, but when . it
does, all turn their heads to appreciate
the form and Beauty."
No, I ' don't know what it,, means
either, but it sounds goad doesn't it?
Reideoreturftsi,Born holiday in Spain
It is hoped that all the readers of the
Lochalsh news had a very nice . weekend
-and the Easter Bunny left$Me nice things
for all the little one
Dorothy Finlayson has returned home
from a three month holiday in Spain. The
weather there was very good. They do not
get the cold and'. snow We get here in
midwestern Ontario; But Dorothy said it
was a long way from home and the .fa'mily.
It was so nice to get back into one's : own
home again.
Charles and Mayme Wilkins had some of
their family with them for the weekend and
also Easter Sunday dinner.
Cecil and Jim Webster of Waterloo were
home on the weekend with : their parents
Wellington and Kae Webster.
Weekend visitors with Rhetta MacLen-
nan . were,.. Florence MacLennan and. her
friend Shirley of Kitchener. Louise Millar
of Palmerston was also with her inother for
a couple of days . as was her son. George,
Barry and Betty Jones had their
daughter Sherry Jones of London with
them on the weekend.
Mayme Wilkins has been quite busy
these past few weeks getting her plants
going in the greenhouse. She's growing
tomatoes, petunias, zinnias, dusty miller,
geraniums and others.
Maxine Luther visited •.in Ridgetown
• Easter,weeken'd• withher'many friends and
rel Mr. and Mrs: Art Matt
Newman returned:
home Thursday ' afternoon after spending
three . months -in Florida. Welcome home.
On Easter Sunday there were two baptis
mals at the Ashfield Presbyterian Church,
Alexandria Marion, daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. Roddie MacDonald.of '.Artiberley and.
Maggie Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alex (Sandy) Simpson of Ashfield Town-
ship, were both baptized.
There has been a flock of swans in Finlay.
MacDonald's field now for a couple • of
days.
OQris W yids and her friend Ruth Sweet
of Toronto were .weekend visitors .; with
Warren and. June ''W... yids. And the Wylde
also .had`. -their fancily call in on them at
different tinea during the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Robb bad their
daughter Shirley and her husband William
Irvin their family with them on Easter
Sunday„ ,x
Later in the week Mrs. Robb `went .up. to
Hanover to stay with Bob and Sandra
Darling and their family.
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