For Auld Lang Syne
- Mark Stinson
- Jan 1, 2017
- 2 min read
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne?
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Every New Year’s people the world over sing “Auld Lang Syne.” They don’t know why or what the song means (and most don’t care). This year I found out.
This December, after 16 years, I caught up with an “auld (old) acquaintance.” Mark still talks fast - and I have learned, writes like he talks. – I know, because now I am now on his email distribution.
Mark has lived large. His past includes 4 months in a body cast, a house hit by an airplane, and dirt bike riding. He still skis and now competes in bicycle hillclimbs (in Colorado!).
Mark lives in Colorado and his wife, Joyce, lives in Baltimore. Why? Mark works in Colorado and Joyce works in Baltimore.
Oh… (Mark speaks fast but speaks few words.)
I am forever indebted to Mark for a small thing. He introduced me to the rock band Little Feat. In twelfth grade, he handed me their Sailin’ Shoes album and said, “Here try this, I think you will like it.”
Correct. The first side of Sailin' Shoes will match any album in rock. Don’t argue.
According to Merriam Webster, “auld lang syne,” translates to, “the good old times.”
And maybe, if we had more to drink, Mark and I could have sung verse three:
We two have run about the slopes, and picked the daisies fine; But we've wandered many a weary foot, since auld lang syne.
We shared stories of auld lang syne. - Mark, Joyce, and their kids are all doing great and I am “greatful.”
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?
No.
Thank you Mark.
How about you? Did you catch-up with and auld acqaintence? Share a story.
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