Turning 40 this year...

It wasn't until recently when scheduling for an event in October, (totally unrelated to my birthday) that I realized that I would be celebrating my 40th birthday! I knew it was coming but it really had not dawned on me that it would be a "landmark" birthday. I really don't know how I feel about turning forty, and certainly don't have any plans on launching into a "mid-life crisis." (After all, I don't feel that being 40 is mid-life, especially when you are one who has plans on living well into their 100's... ) I can certainly see how a mid-life crisis is created! Usually it is by people who already have a good life, a great family, a good job, and more than they probably need. However, they feel that they haven't done anything, haven't been discovered yet, or won't be remembered when they are gone. Then they decide to act on past desires that were never realized, make less than intelligent decisions and generally end up getting a bunch of people's undies in a twist until they grow out of the crisis. Maybe it is just that... like a teenager finally grows up and stop acting like a stupid kid, the 40, 50, or even 60 year old goes through another sort of growing period when they realize that they do have it pretty good and should only build on what they have, or they realize that they really haven't done anything worth while and it is time they get started doing something about it.

I for one, like where I am at in life. I hope to improve my financial situation so I can be more relaxed about the future, but other than having not become famous for some odd reason, I am pretty happy. Couldn't ask for a better family and I think my home is pretty sharp! I happen to like big black trucks, so I don't need a red sports car, and I have a ton of friends that I really enjoy spending time with. So life is pretty good. I think I will skip a mid-life crisis and use save my energy for when something really important comes up. I am going to get a new motorcycle before I turn the big 4-0! So maybe that can be my red sports car!

Later!

Gamers getting long in the tooth?

Just read today that the average age for a gamer, be it video, RPG, or traditiona, is 29 and that it might actually be increasing. I was actually quite surprised by this. I always thought the average gamer age was like around 16-20. You know, that age group that really is the freeest of us all. They are adults but don't yet have all the time comsuming responsibilities of those older than them, so instead of working, they game. Well I was wrong! Apparently those of us out there making a daily wage, worrying about kids, the bills, and the home are the big gamers! So that is why it is so hard to get good help now adays! Everyone is stuck in front of their XBOX! Geez! Get a life and go do something responsible and get away from the game! And while you are out working, do you mind if I pick up the game where you left off?!?!

Later!

Another Hallmark Holiday....

It's Valentines Day again and what have you got planned for your sweetie? I have been asked this question 5 times already and it is only just after noon. I tell everyone that my wife and I don't really celebrate or do special things for Valentines Day because it is too forced and a history of having bad things happen on Valentines Day in the past. What we do is just express our affection throughout the entire year... doesn't everyone? I just heard that couples that have a successful marriage are those that have similar personality traits and share common beliefs. Well.... DUH! How much money was spent trying to figure that out! I like to beleive that I have a successful marriage because I happen to love my wife. Yeah we have similar personality traits but I think it is more than that. I could not put my finger on some specific details other than we work well together, we actually talk to one another, and yes.. we have great sex! But I will tell you this, together, my wife and I make a whole. Without her, I would be alot less than what I am today. I would hate to think what or where I would be today without her. Thank God for her. Everyday is Valentines day in some way shape or form for me!