the library

ok, so.....my saturday trip to the library was rife with activity well beyond the selection of reading/listening/viewing materials....the conversation that went on behind my back as i anguished over the perfect book-on-cd for my trips this week to louisville and frankfort was curious- a man and woman (long-lost lovers?)went into great detail about the exact detail of current living arrangements...in such detail that i could probably find my way to both homes if push came to shove.....way too much information...and then there was the woman at the checkout explaining just where in her home she had searched for the missing book in question....the notion that this woman managed to get that far under her own bed was amusing.....and then there was the look of utter exhaustion on the face of the father of a sadly departed classmate of one of my children......who appeared as reluctant to socialize as i was to ask him how he is doing.......and then there was the unexpected vision of pure joy......as a couple i know vaguely lifted their grandson out of his car seat, and each held a hand as he toddled between them to the door....oh my...may i be lucky enough to be in their shoes one day.....