LOCAL OBSERVATION

The Marrying Kennedys

BY CHRISTINA OXENBERG

Already Serbia seems like a dream, sensations mutating. The only thing I know for certain is I shall return.

But I had to be at a wedding far up the northeastern United States, so everything was temporarily on hold. I am finally returned to Key West, now one week later, and I feel and look like Shackleton, post Pole.

This was the wedding of Bobby Kennedy Jr. and actress Cheryl Hines. All about family and friends.

The Kennedys and I have a history too conspiratorial to get into here and now. What I will say is that in the case of Bobby Kennedy Jr., the third child of RFK and Ethel, we have a tradition of attending each other’s weddings.

As a non-breeder myself, I long-ago bequeathed my carbon footprint allowance to Bobby Kennedy Jr. and he has been prolific. His six children I consider honorary nieces and nephews.

It is natural to try and put a finger on the pulse of where traits come from. According to one tree, I am a direct descendent of Genghis Khan to which I’ll say, I come in peace. When I first met some of the Kennedys I saw a lot of myself in them. I am noisy fearless loud funny quick empathetic and fiercely loyal. I saw myself in them, I saw myself in strangers, I even one time met a cat with whom I had a lot in common. But you know what they say, people look like their dogs, so one can find commonality wherever one chooses to look.

Then I went to Serbia and the puzzle fell into place. I discovered my more vivid traits are Serbian, and Serbians are good people. Even the Russians, who are tough as Kryptonite, have a soft spot for Serbs. If you want a Russian to be nice to you, tell him you’re Serbian.

I am amused by the unconventional, entertained by pathology and unswayed by Machiavelli, when it comes to loyalty, in my opinion, it is the raw ingredient of friendship and without it nothing means anything.

And speaking of loyalty, back to Serbia, did I mention they have their own breed of dog? A bear-sized long-haired canine only to be found in the Serbian mountains. I’ll bet I look like at least one of them. Check them out (sadly not ideal for Key West) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Šarplaninac

 

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