Around 71 years ago--on October 2, 1950--Charlie Brown was introduced to the world.
An unidentified bystander spots Charlie approaching. "Good Ol' Charlie Brown!" "Ol' Charlie Brown--yessir!"
Charlie passes--beaming.
And the bystander whispers--"Charlie Brown.....How I *hate* him!"
It's so startling to hear this final sentence. And there is no explanation--because hatred, like other passions, sometimes grows out of absolutely nothing. For example, having never seen "Ted Lasso," I have nurtured a deep hatred for "Ted Lasso." Good Ol' Ted Lasso--how I hate him!
This makes me think of great "Charlie" lines...."My anxieties have anxieties...." "Last night, I dreamt that somebody loved me...." "I'm even too tired to cry....."
Happy Birthday to Mr. Brown.
I'm even too tired to cry...
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