Over

The word for today is OVER. It ain't OVER til the fat lady sings; OVER and OVER crimson and clover; think it OVER; turn it OVER; roll over; get OVER it; I'll have my eggs OVER easy.

I thought of the word OVER when I was walking Basker this afternoon. Basker lives OVER on Michigan Ave. on the other side of Sheridan Rd. I go OVER to Basker's around one o'clock each week day. I can't get OVER that I have created this new life--walking and boarding dogs. It doesn't quite fit the image of the OVERachiever I was supposed to be. But those days, of trying to be an OVERachiever, are OVER. Instead I walk dogs and think about words. I thought about Meryl Streep portraying Julia Child trying to flip OVER an omelette.

The dictionary has OVER fifty entries defining OVER. OVER can mean to be above something such as a speed limit or a certain age; OVER can mean do to something while in the midst of another activity such as reading the paper OVER breakfast or making plans OVER a drink. Sometimes we talk OVER the telephone; other times we fly OVER many states to visit a friend who lives in another place.

I read in a friend's blog that she thought she would never get OVER the death of her three-day old son. Her son died more than twenty-five years ago; though she did not get OVER her child's death, she did have more children, she changed careers, partners; she got on with her life; her own life was not OVER.

OVER time, I have gotten OVER experiences that I did not think I would survive. On the other hand, some problems I encounter OVER and OVER. One of the beautiful and comforting things about getting older is developing perspective. OVER time I will get OVER "it"; I will get through to another side.


P.S. I know a lot of folk who listened to this song OVER and OVER....Enjoy the "oldster" version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C4HQQSz-K8