I'm 32 Friggin Years Old

So, I have cut off my internet connection at my place, which is why some of you have not seen more blogs from me, or seen me lurking about your blogs and leaving comments.

I stopped in at the local public library for one main purpose. To print off my Free Grand Slam breakfast from Denny's coupon they emailed me as a member of their rewards club.

So today I turned 32 years old... not really a milestone marker, but hey, I'm actually bothering to celebrate this year with some friends. And since it's my birthday, my gift to you, the outside world that is still plugged into the grid, is to let you see that I still haven't managed to die.

I tried to die on Easter Sunday. Not really on purpose. I went and played on the basketball courts that afternoon before going to work. While I suffered no contact induced injuries, I seem to have forgotten in my senile old age to stretch ahead of time, and to maybe take it a bit easier than I did when I was 16. I ended up with a knot in my thigh, and strained something in my lower calf (all in my right leg), resulting in me limping thru the entirety of my work shift that night, and only today feeling 100% again. I was sure they were going to have to haul me off and put me down, like a horse with a broken leg. I also destroyed my $20 walmart special shoes. Not entirely, but when I took the shoes off I had some light greenish foamy powder residue all over my socks, all over my feet underneath the socks, and even more inside the shoes themselves. I don't know what it was, but something inside disintegrated into a fine powder. I'm sure my mom will blame my nasty feet and their odor for killing the shoes...she may be right, I really don't know. Anyways, the birthday celebration is set for this upcoming Saturday night. If you can't make it, you may send cash in the amount of $50 in your stead. I'll be sure to make sure the money feels right at home with me.

Not much else to say at this point...so I'll shove off and go get my Denny's for breakfast.

April 27th, 2009

So today I turned 30. I remember a few years ago when my birthday actually meant something to me, other than the changing of my numerical age. And somehow, some way, things have changed. I'm not excited about turning a year older, nor disappointed by that fact.

I don't really drink or party like I used to. The societal highlights of my birthday this year include the fact that gays can now get married here in Iowa, starting officially today. So my birthday is now synonymous with gay marraige. Didn't see that one coming!!!!

And a coworker of mine called me this morning to wish me happy birthday. He warned me he would call and sing it, so to let the machine get it. Then he had his 17 or 18 year old female cousin (whom he is the caretaker of) call and leave a message about how great 'last night' was......yeah, the look on my wife's eyes: PRICELESS!!! Gotta love a coworker who knows how to stretch one's sense of humor to meet up with mine!

Yep, so today, I think I will get offline now, watch a coupel movies and vegetablize myself into my chair, and hang out....then I'll take a nap, because I have to work tonight!

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