2004-04-04 
 

early morning thought

Looking at myself in the bathroom mirror a moment ago, I was struck by the fact that the lines around my eyes have become a bit more pronounced. I don't notice these things on a daily basis, and it amazes me how large the changes seem to be each time I do happen to notice. Especially when I know there's years ahead before I actually get OLD old. (Though I believe I'll still be saying the same sort of thing when I'm 82...and that I'll still know it's true.)

Wondering what I'd done to get those lines around my eyes at the supposedly supple age of 33, I began twisting my face into various expressions, as if I was practicing for an evening of facial puppetry. The expression that worked best to match the wrinkles, line for line, was that of a big smile.

It's nice to have those kind of wrinkles.

* posted by me at 5:48 AM

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