Stumbling drunk....
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Stumbling drunk....
Headed home on a Sunday afternoon. A beautiful, sunny fall Sunday. I'd taken my daughter out on a hike in the woods and a swim in a pool at the base of a waterfall. Brilliant, bursting yellow-gold reds surrounded us, interspersed with still-greens and grouse and bald eagle and trout sightings. It was a gorgeous day and really special moments shared with my little girl.
On the way home, I noticed a couple of women on the sidewalk, one holding the other's hand. At first I thought it to be a disabled woman and her caregiver. But then then both stumbled off the sidewalk, into a yard, back out onto the sidewalk. Then they wavered a bit more, tripped, stopped to laugh. The swerved and stumbled some more and then the taller woman stopped, bent over and started trying to crawl under a car. The other one looked perplexed. Then they continued on, gesturing wildly and casually walking off the sidewalk into someone's yard and back to the curb again on a meandering, drunken path.
I felt sad for them. Middle-aged women stumbling drunk on the most perfect fall Sunday afternoon.
The juxtaposition with how I'd spent the past few hours was intense, and I was grateful my Stumbling Drunk Sundays are behind me.
On the way home, I noticed a couple of women on the sidewalk, one holding the other's hand. At first I thought it to be a disabled woman and her caregiver. But then then both stumbled off the sidewalk, into a yard, back out onto the sidewalk. Then they wavered a bit more, tripped, stopped to laugh. The swerved and stumbled some more and then the taller woman stopped, bent over and started trying to crawl under a car. The other one looked perplexed. Then they continued on, gesturing wildly and casually walking off the sidewalk into someone's yard and back to the curb again on a meandering, drunken path.
I felt sad for them. Middle-aged women stumbling drunk on the most perfect fall Sunday afternoon.
The juxtaposition with how I'd spent the past few hours was intense, and I was grateful my Stumbling Drunk Sundays are behind me.
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Thanks Owl. I had a similar experience yesterday. Second time it's happened, same guy. Practically falls off the curb in front of passing cars and weaves across six lanes of traffic on a busy street. I know the guy. He sometimes attends meetings where I go. Sad.
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