Kentucky Gentleman

More than eight months since my last posting is simply unacceptable. I'm trying to make a comeback. As you will notice, my background has been changed to reflect my newfound allegiance to the Bluegrass State (and forced allegiance to the Wildcats). I'll get my links back up if I can remember how to do it.

I recently turned 28. Never, NEVER has a birthday affected me in the manner that this one has. That morning, I was brushing my teeth (a rare occurrence for most Kentuckians), and I paused and then thought "Man, I'm 28... almost 30." While it's far from a death sentence, the ominousness of that number, 30, overwhelmed me. Years ago I made a list of things that I wanted to do in life (and no, the producers of the film "The Bucket List" did not contact me to post this).

Later on at work, I thought about those things on the list. Things I wanted to see and accomplish and how many I had actually completed. Here's a sample from that list:

1. Get a job NOT taking phone calls
2. Graduate college
   
3. Attend at least one snake-handling church service
4. Catch a shark
5. Get laid
6. Drive in a demolition derby
7. Learn to play a musical instrument
8. Ride in an airplane
9. Push a piano down a long flight of stairs
   
10. Stop a wedding in dramatic fashion (like interjecting when the preacher asks if there are any objections)
11. Learn to swim
12. Spend a day at a moonshine still
13. Start exercising and stay with it
    
14. Purchase beer in a grocery store in London, Kentucky (NEWLY ADDED)

There's more, but I won't bore my two readers. So far, I've only completed 1,2 and 4. These are not jokes, but things I actually wanted to accomplish or see. As unlikely as some may be (see #5), I still think most are within my grasp. But I've got some work to do.

I made this around the time I was 18 (well, except for #14), and I think it still shows an absolute lack of maturity on my part that I haven't outgrown the want to do some of these things. Some people never grow up...