1. Had a baby girl: It’s been said that you’re not a true parent until you’ve had two kids. I was raised an only child and I would never level such a charge against my mother who enjoyed assistance from my entire family in raising me. But another phase of life began the day I first met my baby girl and I revel in watching her and my son grow inches from minutes each day. Life would hold little meaning without my family; they allow me to charge the world following the angels of my better nature.

  2. Told my wife and children that I love them at least once a day: Sappy, I know but the fact is that you never know when your last breath is going to take place and the first order of business in making sure your affairs are set in order should be to express your emotions to the people you care the most about. For me, that number one is my wife and children, although it may not seem like that to them.

  3. Got a great promotion at my new job: I took a gamble and even turned down more money to come in at an entry-level position at my new company and was promoted to a pretty prominent role in less than a year. I look forward to continuing my upward professional climb.

  4. Got hired at the greatest company in the world 7 days after #5: I don’t name or talk about the company I presently work for so I won’t go into detail. It is sufficient to say that not only am I proud to work for my company, every day brings a new and welcome challenge that I feel advances me in a worthwhile way.

  5. Got fired from a douche bag company in 7 days: Remember this? I’m going to use a bad word now. Eff health insurance; eff shitty overhead health insurance jobs and eff United Health Care in particular. The boweevil faced corporate twat that I worked for was a slimy slug wallowing in the bowels of the hell she has made for herself, a great bloody field of mistrust and animosity that the entire health insurance industry has become. We have allowed health insurers to conglomerate around Congress and create an entire middle man industry out of a post-World War II loophole that provided a tax shield to companies who offered health benefits to their workers. This industry is literally sucking the life out of our economy and our pocket books and for my money is a far greater threat to our democracy than Al Queda or Saddam Hussein. When I see United Health Group caught up in a scandal, I smile because those bastards deserve to go the way of Enron and I would have quit if the douche’s hadn’t fired me first for surfing the Internet (Monster.com coincidentally) on my break. Assholes.

  6. Bought a 42″ HD Samsung DLP television: I love my television and refuse to watch any television show that isn’t broadcast in High Definition. Call me a snob if you want to but if you’re still watching 480 lines of interlaced resolution then you may as well be listening to Little Orphan Annie and The Shadow on the radio.

  7. Bought an XBOX 360: The best game system out there, hands down. Don’t give me the puss-boy PS3 blue-ray argument because the XBOX 360 beats Sony’s overpriced gas bag at every angle. Video games are the best way to unplug, unwind and recharge that I know of besides getting into a really good book.

  8. Got digital HD cable with an dual tuner HD DVR: Nothing beats being able to record all your favorite television shows in high definition even when two of them are on at the same time. Civilization isn’t worth a squirt without DVR–without it, it would feel like living in trees and caves again.

  9. Attended the OSU Michigan game:Quite simply the best college football game I could ever hope to attend. My buckeyes came out on top but Michigan still put up one hell of a fight, making the Big Ten look all the better. The pre-party festivities were barely describable and an experience that everyone should make a pilgrimage to come see.

  10. Saw Tool play live here in Columbus: Maynard James Keenan is one of my favorite artists in the world, whether it’s A Perfect Circle or Tool and this was the second time I saw Tool play live. While the entire performance was a knock out, my favorite song of the night was “Pot” from the new album 10,000 Days.

LINKS:

  • Why Gears of War Cost $60

  • Seinfeld fans can now give the gift the gift that keeps on giving: Make a Donation in Someone’s Name to the Human Fund “Money for People” (hat tip to Fantastic Bastard)

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