Big Men

So Dr. Barry texted that he wanted to meet at LOL, a favorite breakfast place. It's a good 40 minute drive, but his boy Scott is learning to drive, and likes the practice followed by delicious food. We met a few weeks ago on a Sunday am, so this is a mini tradition. Wifey and I got seated by Lori, our regular waitress. I saw Barry walking through the parking lot with Scott and younger brother Josh, and lamented that Donna didn't make the trip. Last time Wifey thought it was a men's gathering, and so stayed home, only to learn Donna had in fact come along. No Donna this time, I said. But wait -- there she was -- just invisible behind the wall of her big men! Barry is 6'2" and not, well, svelte. Josh, only 15, is already over 6', and Scott is offensive lineman sized at 6' 3". Donna, who is statuesque, was hidden behind these 3 huge guys! We laughed, and caught up with the boys. Scott just returned from a journalism camp at UF, and Josh is taking online summer course. Scott loved Gainesville. When he showed me pictures of the camp, it was apparent why: 6 to 1 ratio of girls to boys. He lived in Beatty Towers, the dorm where D1 spent her freshman year. How was that 7 years now past? After breakfast, we came back to Villa Wifey. Josh rapidly fixed all household computer problems, and programmed Wifey's Macs. The kid is a true computer genius -- musically talented, too. I broke out the '83 UM Yearbook, and entertained the boys with photos of their Jew-froed Dad and uncle. Dr. Eric was there, too -- looking serious and focused. We next decamped to Whip N Dip -- the great ice cream place in South Miami. Then the family headed home to Broward, and Wifey and i came home to our quiet house. I took a 2 dog nap, which is a nap where both dogs sleep on the sofa with me. Wifey had a failed attempt at a nap. Ah, to watch great kids grow up -- the biggest blessing there is. Scott is headed next week to the U for a 3 week journalism program he won. I told him I'd meet him for coffee, and share his adventure in pre college life. Yesterday, it seems, I was at both boys' bris ceremonies. This am was their joint Bar Mitzvot. Now they're young men. The good news is they're clearly big and strong enough to push us along in our wheelchairs...