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FIRST college graduate

by Tony Manes , posted Dec 11 2012 5:06PM

SO..

OUR "OLDEST"--JD..

IS "GRADUATING" FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA THIS WEEKEND..

& "I'M"

HAVING A "DIFFICULT"-TIME

WRAPPING MY MIND
AROUND "THIS"-MOMENT..

"I"

"STILL" SEE "HIM"

AS THIS "LITTLE"-BOY..

WITH FLOPPY-LONG HAIR..

& BRACES..

WHO "LOVED" READING THE "HARRY POTTER" BOOKS..

& THE CLAW MACHINE..

& HIS CAT "BERT"..

& "ALWAYS" LOST HIS TEMPER WHEN I BEAT HIM AT PING PONG..

IT "CAN'T" BE-TIME..

FOR "THAT" LITTLE..

"BOY"..

TO BE GRADUATING "COLLEGE"..

HE HAS A JOB..

"IN"-PHOENIX..

WHICH IS "WHERE" HE "WANTS" TO LIVE..

IT'S "ANOTHER" OF THOSE "MILE-MARKERS"..

KINDERGARTEN..

JUNIOR HIGH..

HIGH SCHOOL..

DRIVERS LICENSE..

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION..

GOING "OFF" TO COLLEGE..

GETTING THAT DEGREE..

& IT ALL-"HAPPENS"..

IN THE "BLINK OF AN EYE"..

1-DAY YOU'RE OUT IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE..

TAKING A PICTURE

AS THEY "LEAVE" FOR THE "FIRST"-DAY OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR AT RONALD REAGAN ELEMENTARY..

& THE "NEXT"..

YOU'RE DRIVING "9"-HOURS..

TO TUCSON, ARIZONA..

TO WATCH ONE "GRADUATE"

FROM A "BIG" UNIVERSITY..

SO..I HAVE "MIXED"-EMOTIONS ABOUT THE WEEKEND..

ON "1"-HAND..

AFTER 21-YEARS..

"1"-KID..

WILL BE COMING "OFF" THE PAYROLL..

(WHICH IS "ALLLLLL"-GOOD).

WHILE ON THE "OTHER"..

HE'LL "NO"-LONGER

BE "OUR" RESPONSIBILITY..

IT'S "FREEING"..

WHILE AT THE "SAME"-TIME

IT'S A LITTLE "SAD"..

I GUESS "THIS"

IS THAT "FINAL"-NUDGE..

"OUT" OF THE NEST..

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