Monday, February 16, 2009
Life Moves On
6:20 PM
It really does doesn't it? I sold my 1987 Honda Prelude today. I know it is pretty strange that this should spark any sort of deep philisophical pondering on my age but I am only human and I think in a way that car really represented a previous phase of my life. I bought it in 1998 and I had it all through college. I have kept it in my garage for the past year and a half despite repeatedly promising my wife I would sell it. I never drove it during this time. I can't even fit both of my kids in it anyway so there really was no reason to keep it. At least I haven't been forced into buying a minivan(yet). After realizing that this car is 21 years old and that I have had it for 11 years and then looking at how big my kids are I was really starting to feel my age. Probably why I never wanted to deal with selling it. I really felt like I was closing a chapter. I'll be entering a new decade of my life in less than four months and I experienced one other big reminder of my age just this week.
Don't get me wrong the Murder City Devils show was great! When I first heard them I was a sophmore. In high school. Seriously. This music still penetrates and moves my soul the same way it used to and my friends and I proved that there is still a place for 30 year olds in the middle of a mosh pit but I don't know how many more concerts are in my future that don't include me driving my daughter and her friends in a minivan. I was glad to see people my own age at the show as well as some young blood. I love that band so much that I was happy to see a new generation experience them live. As I said they had put together a sweet boxed set. I didn't spring for it. I returned home and told my wife that as much as I wanted it I just couldn't do it. She told me that I have grown up so much since she met me. OUCH!!!
I took the money from the Prelude bought a treadmill. I parked it in the space reserved for my holy honda. I'll probalby think about it everytime I am out there running. I know I did the right thing. I probably have grown up. I'll only admit to growing up a little bit though and I don't need anyone to remind me. After all that's what I have my kids for.
Don't get me wrong the Murder City Devils show was great! When I first heard them I was a sophmore. In high school. Seriously. This music still penetrates and moves my soul the same way it used to and my friends and I proved that there is still a place for 30 year olds in the middle of a mosh pit but I don't know how many more concerts are in my future that don't include me driving my daughter and her friends in a minivan. I was glad to see people my own age at the show as well as some young blood. I love that band so much that I was happy to see a new generation experience them live. As I said they had put together a sweet boxed set. I didn't spring for it. I returned home and told my wife that as much as I wanted it I just couldn't do it. She told me that I have grown up so much since she met me. OUCH!!!
I took the money from the Prelude bought a treadmill. I parked it in the space reserved for my holy honda. I'll probalby think about it everytime I am out there running. I know I did the right thing. I probably have grown up. I'll only admit to growing up a little bit though and I don't need anyone to remind me. After all that's what I have my kids for.
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