Tue 1 Apr
2008
A DAY LIKE ANY OTHER
I start the day getting up at 5:00 in the morning. Getting back into a routine after being out of it for four months. Now is as good a time as any. The Little Man has been asking for me to sleep with him. So, I did. I reach over him to turn the alarm on the clock off.
On the floor next to the bed, are my workout t-shirt and shorts. I slip into them and begin the walk to the bathroom to freshen up. I then grab my contacts and a fresh pair of gym socks and head downstairs into the basement.
The contacts are on fast, and before I got on my bike trainer, I make sure that “Reign of Fire” is ejected from and “Finding Neverland” is inserted into the laptop. I keep the laptop in front of the bike, with speakers attached to it.
I ride, watching Johnny Depp’s, J.M. Barrie, find hope in four little boys; find his inspiration to write Peter Pan. After an hour, I’m done my morning ride, just a short one, low intensity, with the rest of the movie to be viewed tomorrow.
Back upstairs, I shower, splash on some cologne, comb this shag of hair, and get ready for work. But not before waking The Little Man to tales of pirates and walking the plank. I take him to the bathtub where he readies himself for his morning bath.
Downstairs now, I drink my morning shake, pack my laptop into its bag, grab my coffee thermos, and head off to work. Before leaving though, The Little Man runs down after his bath and reminds me to have a good day, more today than any other.
I pick Jeet up along the way to the train station. On the train we talk of work, hockey, and other guy stuff. On my walk into work from Union Station, I get a call from Paul and speak to Sahib and Simrit too.
I get to work, set my laptop down on my desk and open it up to begin the day’s work. I open the calendar …
Today, I’m 36.
Tiia turned two, last week. Two … for thirty-four years, my life was lived without her.
I’m going to come home tonight, and my daughter and son will run for the door to give me a hug before I can even take my shoes off. Harp will look at me, smile, and give me a nod.
At 36, that’s all I need …
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