Out of Step
In 1918 Irving Berlin wrote a novelty song about an Irish mother watching her son march up Fifth Avenue with his regiment, headed to France in World War I. It begins with “Did you see my little Jimmy marching with the soldiers up the avenue?” and ends with its title, “They Were All Out of Step but Jim!” I suspect most of us can occasionally relate to that feeling; I have always felt it described me personally. The older I get, the more accurate it becomes. My recent experience with Pitt’s Senior Design Program seemed to highlight it. This is…