"Same old dollar days"

After a brief stint in Michigan and an even briefer stint in Anderson (during which I'll update my blog and sleep), I'm headed down to Gatlinburg. Wilbe, you meeting me down there? It was really really great hanging out with you all on Saturday on the home turf. Thanks for posting the pictures, Shannon. Dress-up Dinner was fun.

Things to consider:

• Driving to Anderson until 1 a.m. works out OK if you're singing along to old favorites (and have a Monster energy drink).
• Saved By the Bell is on TBS every morning from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. You can thank me for that tip later after you start looking forward to getting up in the morning to watch SBTB like you used to look forward to getting home from school to watch SBTB.
• Watching the Colts on Monday Night Football beginning at 11 p.m. is a bad idea on a work night.
• This vacation is way overdue -- two days ago, I couldn't even remember my own Social Security number.
• Next time you ask what day it is, follow it up with "but what year is it?" That makes everything seem much more dramatic and chances are some heavy music might just start playing from the heavens -- especially if your face is one of complete shock when you get the answer.
• I take the rollbar in between the clickers on the mouse for granted.

With a little luck, I'll have the internet this week in Tennessee and will have a postful time.

"The angels hung around"

Lisa Ann Rogers - 24 years old today. I'm looking forward to celebrating her 74 birthday 50 years down the road.

I was thinking today about how young we are. 24 years. Our whole lives ahead of us. The road is paved, but we have to finish the book - how's that for mixing analogies.

I've said it before, but I'm a very nostalgic person. I love remembering and talking about old memories despite Tony Soprano's statement that "Remember when" is the lowest form of conversation. So I was thinking about how strange it must be to have another 24 years of memories and fond times to recall. We'll be 50 and have doubled the experiences. Then one day we'll wake up and be 75 and most likely our best days on earth will have been behind us. And we'll think back on the memories piled on memories (if we're still able to remember). It's strange to think about.

But for now, 24 years old. Here's to the future, and here's to friends. Look forward to seeing some of you on Saturday.

-Berg

"That sleepy person sleeping next to you"

It's late and past time for bed. I'm up because I watched the last 5 minutes of Monday Night Football and 15 minutes of Yankees highlights and Joe Torre's postgame interview.

Now it's time for bed. Now-a-days I have to drag myself to bed and out of it in the morning. I'm so much more of a night person. I'm tired, but could stay up for several more hours, if I needed to.

Currently listening to: Stars -- "In Our Bedroom After the War"
Currently reading: Yahoo News
Currently working for: A retirement plan for law firms around the country
Currently watching: The Bachelor

"The missing stone in the graveyard"

This weekend was spent primarily relaxing with Rogers with a day of Wilbe, Phil and N. Danske who were in Metro Detroit for a moped rally as the centerpiece. The time spent with those three fellows was spent eating at the Grizzly Peak and pancakes and playing Monopoly. And most unfortunately losing to Phil in Tecmo Bowl in a game that was down to the wire.

Wilbe and I also watched Eastern Promises (with Rogers) and Fracture until 3:30 a.m. Both were enjoyable. The best thing about Eastern Promises was Viggo. That guy is too cool. Fracture, however, had a very enjoyable plot.

That's the news from Ferndale.

"I'm Mr. Brightside"

And for post 601 (not to out-do the very recent and much more informative post 600 immediately below), check out this link if you're a Killer's Fan. It's good news for us all!

"Let these swift roads destroy themselves"

9 Things that Were Enjoyable This Weekend...and 1 that was not
(in no particular order)

1. Watching late night horror movies (Saw III, Cabin Fever)
2. Playing some Poker
3. Sushi and Saki
4. Baseball at 1 a.m. (despite getting hit in the face by a 60 mph fastball)
5. The empty roof of Tom's Oyster Bar on a warm early-fall morning
6. The Lions Game -- league record for most points scored ever by 1 team and combined in the 4th quarter and we were there
7. Playing Poker -- and winning
8. Receiving the Mario Wallpaper
9. 6 Men packed into Parliament's Car (and getting honked at several times)

----------------------------

And not enjoyable: The first 3 quarters of the Lions Game. Nothing much happened until that record-breaking 4th quarter.

And of course none of that would have been Fun without the Company of Friends. Thanks for coming up guys (and Shannon!).*

-----------------------------
Well I made it to 600 posts. At this point, I've gotto believe that this Blog has now outlasted my High School journal, which was handwritten. In those days, I wrote a lot about basketball. In these days I wrote a lot about Halo.

-----------------------------
*Shannon, please note the exlamation point signifying exclamation. And you've got the footnote on post 600 dedicated to you. Now that's got to be better than any mention Ricky got in the last post.