"I've wanted to visit Alaska for a long time," says my mom, "and your father hasn't, but I swear I did not manipulate it."
We're on the phone, and she's telling me about the gift my father received from his company at his retirement party this past week: a week-long cruise around Alaska!
"Well," I say, "you're going to want to go pretty soon, since you haven't been feeling so well; you know, travel while you still can."
"Travel while I'm still here," she says, matter-of-factly, and a premonition of grief blows through me like a cold wind.
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