38

How can I get away from all this when the tools keep pulling me back?  My wife and my daughter got me an iPhone for my birthday.  Do you know what that means?

Yes, I'm 38 today.

And thanks to all of you who commented and emailed.  I should have been a bit more restrained.  Some days I feel that quitting this blog would be the best thing as far as my time and energy goes.  As soon as I think that, I start missing the outlet.  I think sometimes I take what I do here too seriously, as if I'm somehow obligated to keep this going on a daily basis.  I should just take things as they come, when they come, and how they come.

All that said, I'm going to use the terminology of a baseball injury report and say that I'm "day to day."

Today, it's all about me.  And a hockey game.

Comments

[Cynthia Closkey]

Happy birthday, and many happy returns on the day.

I'm glad you're thinking of not dropping the blog altogether. We'd miss you.

WordPress has a nifty iPod app for posting on the run; I don't know whether TypePad does.

[Richard]

Happy birthday.

I was 38 once and got a nice present, too: the new Milli Vanilli album.

[cari]

Happy birthday! Glad you're back.

[Tracey]

Happy Belated Wishes!

I too am glad you came to your senses and realized that blogging is supposed to be a thing of enjoyment, spontaneous and creatively motivating, otherwise it reads ever so dreary and is fairly obvious when the writer is forcing it... think you stated it best:

"I should just take things as they come, when they come, and how they come."

*Your d is adorable!*

-cheers *t

[david]

Happy birthday Jeff! (I should have remembered, yours is the day after mine)

Are you coming to Birmingham over the holidays? E-mail me if you are and we can share a meal. With my wife in school, we are staying in town.

[lorela]

just hopping on some writing blogs. lovely daughter you got there!