Dina & Dan Turn 29

Is it true what they say, or more recently, Timothy Leary, who states, "Never trust anyone over 30." So does this mean that 29 is a safe zone, as in, 29 is the cusp year to get your feet wet, your shit together, there in the Hollywood Hills, there in the mountains, a mile high in the sky, where seven states touch. How we talk about living in a large city, what do we say, things like in those old buildings in the Hills, in the mountains, you will always have roaches and mice, that is just the way it is, so with the heat come roaches, out of nowhere, dead upside down, feet in air, save me, save me. You cannot leave anything out on the counters overnight because it will be gone by morning, scavengers. To remember what it is like to scavenger. You are on the street and calling me, you are on the street and saying, Dina, it is your birthday, happy birthday. It is your birthday too, Dan, if you recall correctly. We are at home with family and we are with cousins who do not care about us, or maybe care in theory, and they ask for the the one millionth time, they ask "So, are you living in California? Still teaching college?" But we've always lived in Oregon, so the story goes, up and down the I-5, we lived up and down the coast, everywhere but out-of-state and Bend, really, so why ask about California? This is not true, either. Hollywood Hills and mountains. Next year, when someone asks how old we are, we can say we are 30, and they can gasp at our perfect skin and baby face. Even at 30. What is 30 supposed to look like? Someone that is not trustworthy. Someone that cannot be trusted.