Here's the thing. I have to go way back, then I have to go back, then I can tell you about last night's date. Way back: When my folks were newly married, they lived in an apartment complex and were best friends with the couple next door. Then both couples started having families, and jobs took both families to other cities. They remained close but the families saw each other very rarely -- every 5 or 10 years, or even longer. So: Around 2000-2001, my work moved me to a hip part of Atlanta. One day Mom calls me and says, "Oh, you know I got a Christmas card from [family X] and it 続きを読む