i taught myself how to grow old

i turned 29 a few weeks ago. 29. i'll be 30 in less than a year.

as if that wasn't enough to make me feel old, i had my 10 year high school reunion last weekend. it was strange to say the least. obviously, people were abuzz at how handsome and successful i had become. obviously.

my wife was out of town too. back in my wilder days, i might have gone to the casino, or maybe even the strip club. this weekend, though, i thought it would be fun to smoke a brisket and do work in the yard.

oh, and i tied up the old basketball shoes once again after an 8-month layoff. i took 2 shots my first game. both were rejected.

and yesterday, i ran into a big cement pole as i was backing out of my parking garage.

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wow, it's been a long time since my last post. sure, my basement flooded and all, but it only took three or four days for me to wet-vac and pull the carpets. so what i'm saying is that i don't really have an excuse for my lack of blogging activity. i do, however, have a lot of things to tell you about, a smorgasborg of posts if you will ...

i've all of a sudden gotten a green thumb. i got up the courage to ask the lady at the gardening store how deep to dig my holes, and i planted flowers all over my front yard. and even better than that, they haven't died yet. this weekend i planted perenials in the back. i have not, however, come out of the closet.

i've also lost 2 1/2 pounds on my new diet dr. pepper diet. under the diet, which i created, i switched from drinking a 44 oz dr. pepper in the morning plus various coca-cola and/or pepsi products in the afternoon to drinking just a 20 oz bottle of diet dr. pepper in the morning (with a banana) plus an occasional glass of diet dr. pepper with dinner. i may write a book on it.

oh, and during a recent haircut i had, my barber, a random great clips worker, told me that i looked like robin williams. then she asked me if i was funny like robin williams. doesn't she know how much i hate that? i'm still not speaking to a cousin of mine for making the same robin williams comparison. and it's been seven years.