Gramps

Gramps & Henry

Zilker Park Austin--January 21 2010

Okay, maybe this post doesn't seem to fit on the campus blog.  But it is the reason I've not posted in some time.  I've been away, in Texas, making Henry's acquaintance.  That's Henry you see above, my first grandchild, age two days, on his first outing with mom & gramps.  The kid is great, I tell ya'.  I think he likes me already, at least from what I can tell.  For instance, he hasn't bit me yet, or done any of those nasty things kids love to do to old people.  Actually, we have a lot in common: we sleep a lot, we tend to grouse at the slightest provocation, we prefer soft food, rely on other people to check for wardrobe malfunctions and pee about every five minutes.  One big difference, the kid has more hair than me.  The educational part of all this is simple to see.  Henry will teach something to everyone he contacts, and I'm prepared to take a lesson or two from him in whatever topic comes along.  Like I said, the world really is just one big campus; if we view it that way, there's lots to learn, and many graduations to attend.