Don't wish it away
Don't look at it like it's forever
Between you and me, I could honestly say
That things can only get better
Elton John - 1983
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It was a cold December morning, one week before Christmas, when Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney Avery Noonan got the phone call he'd been on pins and needles waiting for. His wife, Lindy, had gone into labor. Their first child was about to arrive. His career delayed both marriage and parenthood, but at thirty-five, he was