so my little girl has officially graduated from high school. while not completely surprised, i'm proud to say she won two awards -- the school's academic award for academic excellence as well as an award that is only given some years -- years where they believe they have a worthy candidate. the award is for above and beyond participation at the school. my daughter did their website, constantly helped the administration with technology issues -- you'd think they'd know powerpoint by now -- and helped them with a list minute district school board presentation. and then there was yearbook, the school newsletter, and g*d knows what else.
the speech was well done and i'm as pleased as ever that she worked in my suggested change to the ending. when i pointed it out that i noticed she made a change, i got her patent response -- "great minds think alike" and a smile. the conclusion of her speech got the laugh she told me it would. it was a bit of an inside/family joke without any context, but she was right... they still found it funny.
the surprise of the evening was that in addition to her school awards, she also got a scholarship from a local organization -- it won't pay for stanford (not that she is going there), but it will pay for some schooling and frankly it really is the thought that matters. ironically, she didn't even apply for the scholarship, making the honor that much more delightful.
i saw this joke today and thought it might be amusing for those that might stumble across this place. no, this isn't something i would ever say -- i don't use the word honey nor do i prefer blondes [ducking], but it is something i find funny.
Married 25 years, took a look at my wife one day and said, Honey, 25 years ago, we had a cheap apartment, a cheap car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10 inch black and white TV, but I got to sleep every night with a hot 25 year old blonde. Now, we have a nice house, nice car, big bed and plasma screen TV, but I'm sleeping with a 50 year old woman. It seems to me that you are not holding up your side of things.
My wife is a very reasonable woman. She told me to go out and find a hot 25 year old blonde, and she would make sure that I would once again be living in a cheap apartment, driving a cheap car, sleeping on a sofa bed...............
i've said it many times before -- man, do i feel old -- but this year, if not today is one of those markers that gets sunk into the sands of time as proof. not only will i be going over the traditional over the hill this year, but my daughter graduates from high school tonight and while still not legally an adult, it is a significant right of passage none the less.
pictures from a recent lunch outing showed my continued receeding hairline and now my children begin crossing over into adulthood officially putting me... past adulthood? i'm quickly becoming a prime candidate for starring in a sequel to grumpy old men. i think the role suits me.
funny thing is, the life i lead inside my head has me barely pushing out past my teen years. i think a day is 72 hours in there, and that isn't such a bad deal as long as they keep the work week at 40.