I can remember Pong and the early days of the arcade where you indicated you were next in line by lining up a quarter on the machine. I remember the Magnavox Odyssey and Odyssey II. I remember PacMan and Donkey Kong and Missile Command. The very first console I ever owned was the Atari 2600 . . . → Read More: I, literally, grew up with video games.
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"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you." Today is my home state’s 175th birthday and she doesn’t look a day over 130. Interestingly enough, the founding of the state wasn’t without conflict: Neighboring Ohio attained statehood in 1803 and engaged in a running dispute with Michigan over ownership of land known as . . . → Read More: Happy 175th Birthday, Michigan! 
I’ve mentioned before that as a kid I used to think there would be a point in time at which I would truly feel like an adult and that I knew what I was doing in this thing called life. That day has yet to come and today is not that day. That said, I do . . . → Read More: Today I am 44 years old. 
The woman most directly responsible for my very existence turns 76 years-old today. It’s hard to think of what to say that doesn’t sound trite and cliched. For all the writing I do I find that words often fail me when I’m trying to express the gratitude and sense of good fortune to have had . . . → Read More: Momma’s celebrating her 76th birthday!
Happy Birthday to me, dammit! Yep, it’s another birthday in what has been a long line of them so far. It seems as I get older I become more and more introspective as the next birthday gets closer. I feel like when the day arrives I should have some insight into life, or at . . . → Read More: Today I am 43 years old. Technically Momma turns 75 tomorrow, but we’re celebrating a day early because it’s the one day everyone has off and can gather at her place. I can never put into words just how lucky I was to have her for a mother. Especially compared to some of my friend’s mothers or just some of the . . . → Read More: Happy 75th Birthday to my Mother. Another year has passed and I’m supposedly a bit wiser than I was. I’m definitely a bit older, by exactly one year. The one cool thing about working afternoons now is that when I go home I’ll share a late-night birthday supper with my wife. So I get to start the celebration a little early. . . . → Read More: Happy 42nd Birthday to Me. Normally I enjoy getting birthday cards because it’s a sign that someone thought of me and took the time an effort to find a card and put it in an envelope and deliver it to me. This card didn’t inspire those feelings for a number of reasons. First and foremost it was given to . . . → Read More: My company gave me a birthday card today. My younger sister Cindy had a birthday yesterday and I completely forgot to post a Happy Birthday Wish like I had intended to. All through the day there was something in the back of my head prompting me that I was forgetting something, but I couldn’t put my finger on what. Then when I logged . . . → Read More: A belated birthday wish for my little sister. … for my dad is due. His birthday was actually yesterday, but we’re making the trip to spend some time with him today as Anne had to work. My dad has reached the 68 year old milestone and, despite some health issues, is still plugging along pretty well. So here’s a belated Happy Birthday . . . → Read More: A belated birthday wish… |
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