If you have
read as much sappy literature as I have you are bound to have run on scenes
where the hero is facing imminent death and “his whole life flashed before his
eyes”. Well, of course that’s totally
stupid; if one’s “whole life” flashed by and “one” were more than a few weeks
old, the whole thing would be nothing but a meaningless blur. However, as you approach your tenth decade,
it might not be considered unusual for your whole life to crawl by – placing emphasis
on those moments when you screwed up, bigtime.
I call these moments “You Asshole!” events – and I have quite a few of
them, and they do crawl by. Sorry! No specifics.
I'll second that -- and say I regret the several that occurred in your presence. // Glad to know of Frivolities and to "see" you persevering.
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