Getting Older . . . and Friendship

Funny, I really don't feel that old but since I hit the big 4-0 I've been doing a lot of reminiscing.  Now don't get me wrong, I have a wonderful life, a great wife and two daughters that mean everything to me.  I enjoy my job, have rediscovered my faith and even started bowling again.  I'm probably as happy as I've been in a long time.  So why, you ask, am I looking back on the past so much?  I guess it's because I have such good memories of the old days.

Each of you who receive the email update about my blog are part of my past, present and hopefully, my future.  It's little things, like a song.  Maybe an old saying I haven't heard in years.  Something I pull out of an old dusty box in the attic.  A smell.  Visiting an old hangout. Whatever it may be, it reminds me of a time when things were much simpler.  Or, as a good friend of mine once said, "Remember when the toughest thing about life was that the cafeteria closed at 6:30?  I miss that."  Well, sometimes I miss that too.

Time may pass, people may move and lose touch, but only for a while.  Good friends, the ones who you hope come to your funeral some day, are never far away.  So to each of you who read this post, know that I think of you.  Whether we are best friends, or maybe we worked together, or if we mean/meant a little more than just friends to each other, I hope life is giving you the blessings that you deserve. Trust me, it's not always easy... I've had more hardships that I ever imagined.  But you know what?  I'm still alive and kicking.  I hope you are too.  Some of you I'll see soon . . . some of you I hope to see again some day, or get an email from, or a phone call.  Something that lets me know you're thinking of me too.  Because the easiest way to forget about someone is to forget about them.

DP

Cool Movies and Other Theater Thoughts

I've actually had some time to relax and rented a few movies over the last week or so. First up was 'The Mist'. Classic scary movie with a totally unexpected ending. Definitely worth the rental. Tonight I watched 'Cloverfield'. Two for two with my selections. Very good movie, but then again I've always loved disaster/monster movies.

Funny, having kids I've forgotten what it's like to see an adult film (not that kind) in a theater. In fact, I can't even remember the last non-animated movie I saw on the big screen. I think it was King Kong a couple years back when I was out in Long Beach. Oh well, that's all gonna change when Iron Man comes out. The kid in me is really psyched for this one.

The only thing I hate about going to the movies nowdays, aside from the fact I need to take out a loan to pay for it, is that the movies NEVER, I mean NEVER, seem to be in frame for focused correctly. Now I can complain about that having managed a theater and been a projectionist in my younger days. How hard is it to look out of the booth and see if the picture is centered? And don't get me started on focusing. For any of you who work in a theater and are in charge of this stuff, here's a hint...focus the film when it's showing white letters on a black background...it's much easier to see the edges on text rather than on a scene itself. Enough of my rant.

Anyway, thanks for reading.

DP

First Post

Cool...I have a blog. I've followed some before but never thought I'd be the one writing. Anyway, this should be fun because I tend to have some REALLY random thoughts. Life, sports, work, friends, religion...it'll all be here. But it's late and I'm tired so not much thought-provoking material here tonight. Check back soon and thanks for reading. DP