A D U L T H O O D

              BACK IN THE 1960S,BIRTHDAY PARTIES WERE

              MAJOR FUN. THE 'GRATEFUL DEAD' WAS ON THE

              HI-FI AND YOU DANCED AND TOOK POWERFUL

              DRUGS AND SWAM NAKED IN THE LAKE AND LAY

              ON THE SAND TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE

              FEELING. BUT I CAN'T DO ANYMORE FOR FEAR

              OF EMBARRASSING MY CHILDREN.


               G.KEILLOR