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Metropolitan Diary: Solitary Sunday walk |
During a solitary Sunday walk through Central Park on the day before my birthday, I heard a saxophone playing “Happy Birthday” off in the distance where someone was celebrating their own birthday with a picnic. |
Amused by the coincidence, and struck by an impulse to share the moment, I turned to a pleasant-looking couple walking along behind me who, tennis rackets in hand, appeared to be on their way from the park’s public courts. |
“Pardon me,” I said, “but I just have to share this. Tomorrow is my birthday, and I’m pretending that song is for me.” |
The woman smiled broadly. |
“Tomorrow is my birthday, too,” she said, “and I’m doing the same thing!” |
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