The "conflict" went just fine. Oops, I forgot to call, he said, and then he did, and while it doesn't sound like the conversation went that great, he did his part. I saw some of his optimism dim, but his cousin was shot at 9:30 tonight and is in critical condition at Johns Hopkins, and listed as a John Doe because he's a crime victim so he couldn't visit him (immediate family only). Plus, now he's worried about his scholarship, so he's excused for not being his usual jovial self tonight. I considered it a bonus that he started laughing by the end of our conversation. Every time I worry about that kid he makes a comeback, and I'm sure this will be no different. Four weeks and two days before he moves in down at College Park, unless something bad happens.
I'm deciding on a place to take him out for a graduation dinner, some place nice. He didn't even get a party thrown for him so I at least want to show him that I'm proud he's made it this far with some sort of ceremonial dinner.
Dürer’s Demons
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The great German artist Albrecht Dürer inured himself to the melancholy of
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I think what you're doing for Bobby is tremendous, and he's lucky to have you, but who "forgets" to call about a scholarship? Isn't this the same kid that got fired because he "forgot" to notify his manager he'd be out? In a couple of weeks, he's going to need to learn to be a lot more responsible for stuff like this, or he'll be out of college and back on the street in a flash.
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