I drove 380 miles in one direction just so that I could see a baby boy’s dazzling smile.  An invitation extended by my brother Mike, in a not completely lucid moment, led to a road-trip that I needed more than he probably knew.  The calendar had flipped from 2008 to 2009, ending what had been a tumultuous year for me physically, mentally, and emotionally.  While there was plenty of good among the considerable amount of bad, the net result had left me drained.  The new year required a renewal of perspective.  What better way to do it than to see the world through an infant’s eyes?   Thus, I was off to see my nephew Owen.

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