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Youth-Induced Denial Was Better Than This
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
At one point in my life I thought of myself as deep and brooding, enigmatic and complex. The older I get the more I realize that those are just fancy adjectives for depressed and needy, confused and moody.
I am, as most people are, pretty much the same as everybody else. Average. While I may have moments or even extended streaks of creativity and genius, those around me have those things to offer as well. Often in spades.
Many people are better looking, smarter, harder-working and socially with it. It is a rare person indeed who truly stands out as much as they spend their twenties believing they do.
Even today as I openly mocked a male co-worker for his pink izod shirt (complete with turned-up collar) and grey sweater, I realized I was wearing ill-fitting jeans and a t-shirt I got as a freebie at a computer conference a few months ago. Not exactly the sort of thing that qualifies one as the office expert on fashion. In that moment I was made keenly aware... that guy actually looks WAY better than me.
This happens more and more often with more and more things I thought I was the best at for a long time. Also, there's gray in my goatee. When the hell did this happen to me? Or has it been happening all along and I'm just now noticing?
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TalkrThat's why...
Submitted by Pete on February 1, 2007 - 10:18am.
That's why I need more beer drinking guy friends around the house. Duh.
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About the grey you can't
Submitted by Buckhntr (not verified) on February 1, 2007 - 7:51am.
About the grey you can't pull em out faster than they grow back.
Have a beer and forget about them.
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It is called aging gracefully & not caring what others think!
Submitted by Mikep (not verified) on February 1, 2007 - 9:41am.
Hey man! I've been reading your blog for a while. I like your insights. I'll be 40 this year and grey hair is starting to show. I was a little bothered until my wife said that in a man, gray hair is a sign of wisdom and prestige...I don't know if that's right, but I'll go for that. I was even able to tell two missionaries that knocked on my door the other day that I was twice as old as they were, what did they know about life? ...and it actually felt pretty good!
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My nephew is a pretty cool kid. That is, when he isn't throwing a tantrum or breaking something. Like his head. This is a very rare picture of him without a visible bruise, bandage or goose egg.
Like the Mona Lisa, there's a mystery behind his smile. To me, it's obvious why he's smiling. A smirk like that tells me he probably just set something on fire.
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She'll be back in apple-eatin' shape in no time.
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Two teeth where there should only be one.
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Hey you're younger than me! Stop aging! I would go grey too living with 6 females. (The dog...ok?)