Survival Arts

Athena Sakura Howland born to Curt and Lissa Howland, 31 January 2003

Friend and ally Curt Howland and his lovely wife Lissa are now parents:

"Family and Friends,

Athena Sakura Howland was born Friday, January 31st. Mother and baby are recovering fine and are now home. The stars in my eyes are no longer cold and far away. One has come down and landed, warm and soft, in my hands. I accept the charge with all my heart.

Curt"

Curt and Lissa: congratulations! Of course, Lissa did the really hard work, but now it's time for you to help out. If my vicarious experience ("always an uncle, never a father") holds true, then you both have a couple of years of sleep deprivation ahead of you. At some point, around a couple of years from now, you'll enter what Americans too often unfortunately call "the Terrible Twos", but which my good friend Yoav informs me the Israelis call "the Age of Why", because that's when the "Why?" circuit really kicks in. I like the Israeli term.

Posted by Russell Whitaker at February 2, 2003 08:07 PM | TrackBack