Discopants and Haircuts

  I can’t figure it out. Sometimes I think I have writer’s block. Most of the time I feel like there is nothing to be said. Have I become Mister Blocked or Mister Siddhartha? 

Before you go on, in your head, about me saying I may be Buddha, may I explain? 

  I would never profess to be anything supreme. My problem is seeing repeated situations in my life. A lot of life feels predictable. There are struggles and pain. There are silly moments where nothing makes sense but, with a little background in social behavior, it all becomes soberingly predictable. Sigh…

 You know what really kills it? Hearing stories from others. When a friend tells me a story, I love it. I love hearing the ins and outs, the feelings expressed. I love that someone I care about is sharing an experience. I like listening to them. What hurts is hen I share a story and it is overwhelmingly much more over the top… 

I am not trying to compare or contrast others’ lives to mine. I just find myself… becoming a robot, losing feeling.

I am a skeptic. I like to believe that everything is explainable.Deb and I tried a little test. Guess what the other person drew, without seeing. 4 colors (red, blue, black, green). 4 shapes (triangle, circle, star, heart)

try 1: Deb tries to guess what I drew. Doesn’t get anything. 

try 2: I get exactly what Deb drew but have one color wrong.

try 3: Natalie (our daughter) draws a red heart. Deb then guesses a red heart.

try 4: Natalie draws a green circle. Draws a green circle. 

try 5: Natalie draws a green square. Deb draws a green square!Now, if you didn’t notice, there was no square for choices. That was fucking freaky. Gotta love the Mother/Daughter connection.

 Anthony Hamilton: By far one of the greatest from 2007. Actually, the song seems appropriate for the post. 

I passed over into the living room to find my three girls sleeping soundly. It was heart warming. There is nothing more beautiful than your wife and kids sleeping quietly while you watch a movie on your Macbook and drink beer. Tis the season. I had to make a post before this site started growing mold.Movies I recommend:

• Rescue Dawn
• No Country for Old Men 
• Gone Baby Gone
• The Three Amigos
• The Big Lebowski