We're not planning much of anything for today. Kids have school, wife has work, son has end-of-season party with his baseball team. My wife's hospital is having its very crucial accreditation review and state inspection right now, so she's pretty well consumed with that. I may take myself to breakfast, just for the fun of it. Other than that, my day looks filled with laundry and kitchen cleaning.
Someone asked me the other night if I was having a midlife crisis. I responded, "I'm not done with my first childhood, and I'm supposed to be starting a second one?" I'm not buying a sports car, I'm not looking to looking to change careers (that kind of happened for me), and I'm not yearning to sail around the world in a VW bug. I suppose I'm content with the way things are. I never had any big plans for my life; I've just always wanted to be a good guy and to have people think I'm worth knowing. So far, so good.
Well, I guess I'll let you know what's on my birthday wish list, since you asked. (Okay, nobody did, but I've got to fill up some space here.)
- The Real Group's "Live in Stockholm" album. I've recently discovered this great a cappella group from Sweden, and just can't get enough of them.
- Star Trek: Insurrection on DVD. Once a Trekkie, always a Trekkie.
- A Starbucks gift card, of any value. I've recently begun enjoying soy lattes. I never liked a regular latte because of the flavor of milk. Soy milk takes care of that, so I get a good cup of strong coffee that's not too sweet.
- An iTunes gift certificate. The perfect gift for a music-loving, iPod-toting computer geek!
- And, of course, the ever-popular (at least to me) Hawaiian shirt!
And be sure to think of my parents, Garey and Gerry Castle, of San Diego, CA. Today is their 44th wedding anniversary, as well.
