My, my – how the time has flown. Yes, this coming week – I will celebrate 50 years on this planet (as the helpful people from AARP have already reminded me with their recent large-font mailings). What does it feel like to be a half-century old? Well, truth be told – it doesn’t feel any different from turning 49, or 37 for that matter. In my head, I’m still the same person who it seems just graduated from high school…
Now that my youngest daughter is a proud member of the high school band, I recently got my first taste of that fall tradition that is celebrated in towns all over America – the Friday night high school football game. Now, you must understand that the town I live in has a population of about 400 people, and the high school itself also has a student body of around 400 (basically doubling the size of town on any given school…
Halloween is in full swing at the big-box home improvement store (the blue one) where I work as a Customer Service Associate (actually, we’ve had merchandise in for over a month now, but it came out in earnest over the past week). Yes, in addition to selling my normal inventory of grills, air conditioners, trimmers, and dehumidifiers – I now have to look at pumpkins, goblins and skeletons throughout my shift. If you know anything about me, you probably know…