Emergency Exit

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There are some things I’ll never forget…

My son’s first word. Mama.

Any of Michael Jordan’s signature moments. Watched every game.

The face of the girl I almost had an affair with. Never did get her name.

My last day as an American. Kind of.

And the text message that killed my wife. “I think I’m lo…”

That’s all it said.

It was cliché. The guy was drunk. The guy was lost. He was texting and driving in the pouring rain, one block from our southern Minnesota home. I think I’m lost.

The difference between life and death was four stupid words.

He was in the wrong lane. Supposedly he never even saw her. It doesn’t really matter. Sophie didn’t have a chance.

She had a seatbelt on. He didn’t. She died. He barely got a scratch on him.

He basically got away with murder. What’s five years?

My wife got “Amazing Grace.”

There are a few things I wish I could change…

My daughter’s first word. iPad.

My college major. Journalism.

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