
Glen Gould reflects on simple spring pleasures: the Masters, Final Four, baseball opening day, family time. He remembers his former boss Dave Brannon and the smell of pipe tobacco, pausing to appreciate the view and the moment.
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I had to pull over to the side of the road to get the shot that I was doing down there. I wonder how many people are going to walk by me and think— or drive by me rather, not walk by me— and think that, you know, why is he walking? He must have run out of gas. There's his car up there, he's walking. His car broke down maybe. They don't know that I really just wanted to stop and see the view. I used to work for a guy named Dave Brannon, and he used to get this look on his face when he got excited about something. I wish I could recreate it. But he would get a look on his face, he'd turn his head a little bit, and he'd go, "I gotta tell ya." And I gotta tell ya, it is a gorgeous day today. I mean, I understand why they play the Masters the first week in April in Georgia. It is just perfect out here today. The sun's shining, the clouds, not a bit in the sky. Everything's in bloom, and it's just gorgeous. And everything that anybody could want is really right now. I mean, you've got kids out on spring break there at the beach, or families are taking vacation together. You've got the Final Four is actually now just the national championship game tonight in basketball. Opening day for some baseball teams. A day at the park. What a great day to do. Have a day at the park.
Take me out to the ball game. Come on, admit it. You want some peanuts, don't you?
And Cracker Jacks. So many opportunities to live more life today. What a beautiful, beautiful opportunity we have. Number 43 on my list of favorite things. I don't know if it's 43, but it seems like a good number. I like the smell of pipe tobacco. I, I don't want to smoke one, but I do like the smell of it. The first step in getting where you want to go is admitting where you want to go. Springtime, I love it. I just flat out love it. I used to work for a—
That's what happens when you run. You just can't contain it.
Are you going to be okay?
I don't know. I hope that was entertaining.










