Broken Little Person Sitting On A Tree Limb

This last week I turned 45 ...many thanks to Joe for capturing the festive occasion (as illustrated below ...I'm the one with the pointed hat and the look of absolute joy etched upon my face). I believe the aforementioned Mr. Harris summed it up best by stating that ...

Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, "Why not?" and the other, "Why bother?"

After spending the last five years saying that we really should go there since it's just down the road, a group of us finally paid a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green. An album containing photos from this long overdue adventure is posted on the right.

Hmmm ...good question ...I was drinking you see, and as such I remember that there seemed to be much discussion, but what exactly it was about I can't really tell you. Perhaps next month a tape recorder might be called for (either that, or refraining from finishing off two boots). Oh well.

This week I got new glasses.

Truly my life is an 'E-Ticket Ride' of thrills and adventure.

Wednesday evening Jim, Joe, Kristine, Lisa, 3XHAR, and I attended the Brewers vs. Marlins game (that's baseball for those of you not up on this, the most exciting of sporting events). Much pre-game feasting was enjoyed and all in all it was (to quote 3XHAR) "a lovely evening". To top it off, the Brewers won ...huzzah! While photos can hardly do justice to the festivities (including the glee of singing along to such diverse musical talents as The Partridge Family, Johnny Cash, Warren Zevon, and Paula Abdul) I have, nonetheless, posted an album of the evening's events. Look for it on the right under 'The Great Brewer Game Summer Roadtrip'.

A new album has been added that captures the thrills and excitement of this season's Kilbot volleyball (specifically, the last regular game of the season). As the title of this post states, just look for the picture of the dancing 3XHAR (on the right).

To break the monotony of staring at the walls, I went to see 'The 40 Year-Old Virgin' today. The full breakdown is in the appropriate section on the right. I urge everyone to go and see it ...depending upon how it does at the box-office I have a sequel of sorts to pitch to Hollywood ...'The 44 Year-Old Guy Who Hasn't Been With Anyone For Half-A-Decade' ...I figure I have some level of familiarity with the subject matter, so it should practically write itself.

In case you didn't catch it, Apple has introduced two-button functionality with the brand spankin' new 'Mighty Mouse'. I think that yesterday's 'FoxTrot' sums it up best:

Well ...it's twenty-some years later and I find myself re-entering the hallowed halls of collegiate learning. Having never completed my Bachelor's degree many moons ago (the University of Wisconsin and I had a difference of opinion re/expectations ...they expected me to go to class and pass exams and I expected to go out most nights and sleep in the next morning) I've hesitantly enrolled at Edgewood College under their adult accelerated program to work towards getting a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA).

We'll see what happens. I'm not completely keen on dropping the amount of money necessary, but then again many (if not most) managerial jobs look for applicants to have a Bachelor degree (I guess having a piece of paper is more important than a proven track record of achieving managerial-level positions at most all of your previous places of business ...oh well ...what are you going to do?).

The program is structured into seven week sessions and I'll be taking one class a session, which equates to one night a week (perhaps I'll take two classes a session somewhere down the road, but with trying to find a new job and weaning myself back into a study-mode type frame of mind, I figure one is fine for now). Perhaps to better prepare myself for my return to academia I should queue up 'Animal House' on dvd, just to become reacquainted with college-life?

Gratefully (cash outlay-wise), only one DVD this week, but what a movie ...'Sin City' is reviewed on the right.