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June 02, 2008
The Forward-Thinking Niece
Chis and I spent last weekend in Toronto, visiting my family Saturday, and his family Sunday. DP & AJ, recent visitors to our New York pad, were our gracious hosts for the weekend. They were, as always, the light of our lives.
At brunch on Sunday, sitting next to niece Katherine, she was asked, at 15, when she would get her driver’s license. Her response?
“Well, in ten years, are people really going to be driving?”
Jeez, I hope not!
Now, I admit that I am hyper-environmentally conscious. At least I thought I was. But, as yet, it has not crossed my mind that cars may be obsolete in this world.
And, so today, I decided that my Canadian driver’s license, which expired last October, and which I cannot renew because I cannot get a Social Security Number, because my legal Ontario marriage to my husband is not yet federally recognized (despite Governor Paterson’s forward-looking efforts), will never be renewed.
Whew.
I feel really, really good about this. Public transportation, here I come. Feet don’t fail me now!
Posted by dave at June 2, 2008 08:50 PM