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September 26, 2002
One Ring to rule them all
I have few regrets in my life. Though I wouldn't give up the college experience I had for another, part of me wishes that I'd stayed in Canada for my schooling because there were things that Canadian Engineering students went through that seems a hell of a lot more fun than what I went through. First year initiations were actual initiations, letter jackets that actually meant something, and the cheap steel graduation rings are all things that I missed out on. I was reminded of the latter on a recent trip to Toronto when I met up with my cousin, Nelson, and second cousin, Patrick.
Then there was Wednesday morning at the Times Square subway station when I was waiting for the shuttle to Grand Central. A woman pulled up behind me while waiting for the train to arrive. I didn't really notice her much at all at first as she was somewhat average, wore pretty conservative clothing and flats. In short, nothing that immediately jumps out at you, jerks you around by the collar and screams, "NOTICE ME!"
Except she had this ring. Plain, steel, pinky finger on the right hand.
Do I say anything? I considered just letting it pass, but my curiosity was killing me. It's not often you meet another Canadian in the US, especially not randomly in the street.
"Is that from Waterloo?" I asked, figuring that was unobtrusive enough to sound like it might be a snooty question about the maker of the ring if I was wrong. Turns out I was. She was from U of T (University of Toronto). The subway ride was short, as was the accompanying conversation, but it was a fun way to start the morning.
Too bad the rest of the day couldn't keep up.
Posted by KinCross at September 26, 2002 10:36 PM