Sins of youth

Would you want to be remembered for what you did at 21? | Andrée Seu

This month brings the 10th anniversary of Bill Clinton's admission that he had had an "inappropriate" relationship with Monica Lewinsky. I wonder where she is today. I just checked the dictionary to see if she's a verb, like "going postal." I did find her in one online listing, but we don't need to print the definition.

Driving my son to wrestling practice I asked if he'd ever heard of Monica Lewinsky (he's 18). He looked at me as if I had asked if he's heard of Chicago. Well then, how about your sister, I inquired. She would have been 4 at the time. Another incredulous look.

How would you like to be known the rest of your life for something you did when you were 21? How would you like to be a byword? A stock in trade of comics on Saturday Night Live? How would you like to be known as a "sinner"?