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Life
is Short: Autobiography as Haiku
© Mariah Burton Nelson
Washington Post, April 22, 2001
Favorite question: Have you always been that
tall? MBN
Life is short. I am not. I'm used to this.
When I screw in a lightbulb without standing on a chair, I'm not
amazed.
Others, however, seem shocked. "How
tall ARE you?" they ask. Daily.
"Six-two."
"You couldn't be that tall."
Favorite question: "Have you always
been that tall?"
Favorite comment: "I wish I were tall
-- but not as tall as you."
Yes, I played college and pro basketball.
But I wasn't good because I'm tall. I was good because I practiced.
Mission: To be the kind of person who's worth
looking up to, just in case anyone's looking.
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