told him, "62." he was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, "did you start at 1?"
4. a grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own childhood was like: "we used to skate outside on a pond. i had a swing made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. we rode our pony. we picked wild raspberries in the woods." the little girl was wide-eyed, taking this all in. at last she said, "i sure wish i'd gotten to know you sooner!"
5. my grandson was visiting one day when he asked, "grandma, do you know how you and god are alike?" i mentally 