I commented to a friend yesterday that lately I find myself very pro-Generational Warfare. Or, put another way, I find myself embracing the same kind of condescending attitude I used to despise from my elders and throwing it back in the face of those outside of my age range or generation. [For the record, I was born in 1973 and this, as far as I ( Read more... )

I could probably write a whole entry debating which is more depressing: The Avalanche falling to 0-3 in their series with the Ducks because of a bad turnover in a game they probably deserved to win and that would have put them right back in the series; or the fact that Britney Spears is pregnant again and, for those keeping score at home, Kevin ( Read more... )

I exercise at least 3 times a week at a fitness center my wife and I have been members of for over 7 years. Weight training, treadmill, stairmaster, and transport are my basic routines and machines of choice. I get my heart rate up pretty good, sweat it out, feel my aging muscles and bones ache, and so forth, all the while plugged in to music or ( Read more... )

Last night I actually had to remind myself that, in fact, tomorrow (Sunday) is my 32nd Birthday. Seriously...my wife, the kids, and I have been so busy that my pending b-day has been more like an item on a to-do list than anything to really get all festive about. Mind you, 32 is hardly a big red letter year but on this go-around I think it's a ( Read more... )

I've been having an awful case of writer's block for the last few days, which I can legitimately blame in part on a lot of distractions from work, real estate, and other factors. Still, when I have found the time to write it seems nothing really pops into my head. I am to writing, at present, what Britney Spears is to matrimony; clueless as to what ( Read more... )

Over the years I have tried to expand my father's musical universe. This a soon-to-be 62 year-old man we're dealing with here and one who really doesn't have much love for the arts, be it music, film, visual art, theater, or television. Literature is the noteworthy and admirable exception, as he is an avid reader. He has great appreciation for the ( Read more... )

I have had a very grown-up sort of week. The kind of week where even a few healthy rounds of Alias on the PS2 and the new Bright Eyes CD can't cloud the fact that I am getting older. And with each passing day, week, month, and year I have to take on more responsibilities -- either by choice or by force. Most of these things are perfectly reasonable ( Read more... )