Tuesday, December 23, 2003

and to all a good night

My neighborhood is a swarm of lights. Some of them are your standard colored bulbs, the ones I remember and love from my childhood. Others are much fancier, with a disco rhythm and pulsating multi-colored beats. One house has a tasteful display of blue, green, and white lights, and another has garish yet carefully constructed blinking, multi-colored star.

The Croatian family with the toddling granddaughter has candles in the windows. The Indian family is pragmatic: their holiday lights are the same as their Diwali lights, which adorned their house earlier this year. There are a few nacimientos in the yards of the Mexican families. We all smile and nod at each other as we pass on our walks. Good will does not need translation.

My best wishes to all of you. I'll be back in the New Year.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I was searching around the web for some hint of engineer's turned lawyers and I came across your blog. I'm a junior Electrical Engineering student who is debating going into law school instead of a masters in EE, and you're blog has really shined some light on the whole law school expirience, in a good way. So, I just want to thank you! :-D

Anonymous said...

I liked that line of yours -- Good will does not need translation. You really do have a way with words.

My best wishes to you and yours, T! Read you next year.

Anonymous said...

Thanks -- I hope you both had a great Christmas and New Years's!

Clinko, feel free to mail me if you have more questions. I'm happy to chat about my experiences so far.