It's my birthday coming up. I will be 30 at 3:10 am tomorrow morning. It's funny to think that I'm that old but I feel like I just left high school. I don't really feel old. Of course how am I supposed to know what old feels like? I read comic books, play video games, ride my bike in the mud and love it. At the same time I have bad knees and feet and occasionally I throw out my back. Maybe that's old. of course I've had that for a while. I still get excited to see what I get for gifts for my birthday and for Christmas. I am just a big kid for sure. I look at the toys when we go shopping, not for the kids but for me. And by the way there are some really cool toys out now. I like to read books that I read when I was young. Edgar Rice Burroughs is still one of my favorite authors. I wouldn't consider him a literary genius or anything but the stories he tells are just great. Sci fi and pirates, warring aliens and people made out of goo for sport. I love them.
As we get old are we supposed to wax nostalgic about our past? Are we supposed to think back fondly of growing up, going to school, making and losing our friends? I have stayed in touch with one person from high school on any kind of regular basis. And she has such a crazy schedule that we hardly get to speak. Cheryl works with someone that I went to school with and I've talked to her once. So I don't know what getting old should feel like. I feel like me. And I always will feel like me.
The only way I can tell I'm getting older is the amount of responsibility I incur. Your bills are directly proportionate to your age. The amount of junk in your house is also directly proportionate to your age. Doesn't matter how hard you try to dejunk your house, kids and spouses will spoil it. So enjoy the ride. It will last as long as you do.
As we get old are we supposed to wax nostalgic about our past? Are we supposed to think back fondly of growing up, going to school, making and losing our friends? I have stayed in touch with one person from high school on any kind of regular basis. And she has such a crazy schedule that we hardly get to speak. Cheryl works with someone that I went to school with and I've talked to her once. So I don't know what getting old should feel like. I feel like me. And I always will feel like me.
The only way I can tell I'm getting older is the amount of responsibility I incur. Your bills are directly proportionate to your age. The amount of junk in your house is also directly proportionate to your age. Doesn't matter how hard you try to dejunk your house, kids and spouses will spoil it. So enjoy the ride. It will last as long as you do.
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