Japanese Music Life

Sunny day, driving in the car, and Neil Diamond starts singing. An Immediate flash to the 70's - a different sunny day, a different car. Then, I see that in the car stopped in front of me at the light, the passenger is leaning across the seat and is kissing the driver. For a loooong time...the music, the scene.....the past.....oh, those feelings. They just keep kissin' and Neil keeps singin; I haven't seen kissing that in a long, long time...due to distraction, or SUV vehicles? I guess the new windows on cars don't let us see as much! This is an older car, with a front seat that allows the couple to sit close together.....the scene, combined with the music, brings such youthful memories.....

I glance at my 13-year old son sitting next to me, ipod in his ears, reading a book. He doesn't look up. If he did, he would see his future, being acted out in that car in front of us....

At this point, that possibilty is simply unbelievable for both of us. I keep driving, he keeps reading.