Confession

Fortunate am I that for my unrecorded indiscretions

and sometimes streaks of stupidity, I was rarely caught

in the act or prosecuted for some of my less than stellar

deeds. And with that, notwithstanding, I was awarded

The Good Conduct Medal for my service in the Army.

Some would claim, that is perfectly okay. You’re only

human and bound on occasion to make mistakes. Yeah,

but there was that time when...Oh well, forget it. I accept.

And some 50-years later throughout my civilian life, I

can say with certainty that there have been circumstances

where I have faltered now and again. I’ve been known to

have done too much of this and not enough of that. Some

things never change, I suppose, that is of course, until

they do. To that point, having managed to make it through

(guilty in some cases), I am damn lucky indeed to be here

speaking to you as the unindicted me. How’s it going

with you?

Chris Hanch 2-18-19