5 days till I get older.
Thats not exactly true is it? I am getting older as I write this. You are getting older as you read this. Birthdays are just
milestones. Solar loops.
I will be 26 solar orbits old.
I remember getting a
microwave when it was a new appliance.
I remember when our
T.V. had
13 channels on
cable, and no
remote.
I remember when a
K-Car was on the showroom floor.
I remember the
Evil Empire.
I remember fearing
Armageddon.
I remember the
Soviet Union.
I remember
Mr. T.
I remember
playing outside.
I remember
Atari was the
future.
I remember riding that
BMX like the
wind.
I remember playing in the
gravel pits.
I remember my
Dukes of Hazzard Big Wheel.
I remember wanting things so bad it hurt.
I remember the hours between
recess.
I remember
breaking bones.
I remember when
girls became exciting.
I remember the first
videostore opening.
I remember
Johnny Carson.
I remember
BBSing.
I remember the
286.
I remember the trials of
highschool.
I remember
drinking way too much.
I remember building huge
snowforts.
I remember it all. And it keeps me
happy in these
gray days.