You guys are obviously a LOT younger than I am. Hell, your parents are younger than I am!
Oh well!
I don't know why this idea doesn't exactly "keep" with me; I have to keep reminding myself: This isn't a dress rehearsal. You get ONE SHOT, Danny Boy. Stop (figuratively, but also somtimes literally) looking down at your feet to make sure you don't trip. Lift you chin and see the sights, you may not pass this way again.
I don't mean you gotta jump out of airplanes. The whole, "Go for the Gusto" mentality - not that I have a problem with it as long as you only kill yourself. I am just saying we all need to appreciate life more. It is fleeting as hell. My first grandson will be born about January 5, 2008. I intend to enjoy that little boy SO MUCH. I enjoyed the heck outta my kids but their infancy, toddler and little years were over SO friggin fast. I was working, worrying, etc. Not going to let this slip by me this time.
I intend to THOROUGHLY enjoy myself from this point forward. I am trying hard not to let people or their sometimes lame or closed little minds pi$$ me off....we'll see how well I manage that. You guys will probably be the ones that tell me, "I thought you weren't gonna get PO'd Dan!"