Historical April–May 2003 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
I expect there will be a fair amount of grumbling in our neighborhood when the Forest Park Parkway closes for two years for MetroLink construction.
The neighborhood that has prided itself on being close won’t be quite so close for awhile. Especially at rush hours, it will be much harder to get in and out to go to work, school, or to shop and myriad other activities.
It will be a test of our mettle.
We must be resourceful in altering our routes and allowing more time.
While we grouse about these inconveniences, we still have a lot to feel good about.
It was in the seventies today. Our trees and flowers will soon be in bloom and our community gardeners will be getting their beds ready.
The warmer weather will bring us into contact with new neighbors. Our neighborhood continues to be very popular and our property values rise.
We can enjoy sprucing up our homes and sitting on our porches in shirtsleeves. One of my colleagues wrote me recently of the fragility of life. That is an important concept to remember however inconvenienced we may be. Our office manager took a horrible fall and has been in the ICU at Barnes for almost 2 weeks.
In any of my wildest dreams, I never would have imagined this.
In the Political Science Department at UMSL, she has been our rock, our underpinning, and our greatest cheerleader.
Her recovery will be a very long one.
My motto here, pollyanish though it may be, is enjoy life as much as you and look for the good things and the good times.
I will keep telling myself this come July because, truth be told, I am not a patient person and I hate delay, too.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2003.
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Archival transcription note: Original sentence says enjoy life as much as you and look for the good things; apparent missing word not invented.
Original source: SD_Times2003_04.pdf, printed page(s) 2; PDF page(s) 2.
