bye-atus

After a nice long break, I'm slipping on the ol' shitproof suit and heading off to work Monday. Don't feel sorry for me. Hiatus was good and I feel satisfied. Here's the scorecard:

I walked around and looked at stuff.

On a few occasions I drank during the day.

I read books.

I visited faraway lands.

I dipped my toes in two oceans (not pictured: me).

I bowled at a professional level.

I finally signed up for facebook. Like two days later, my boss made me a facebook friend, effectively ending the facebook experience for me.

I took the kid out for some homemade old timey ice cream.

I biked like a madman.

I found out that one of my favorite bloggers had not retired. Through him I learned what RSS is and now I use it. Sort of.

I tried a bottle of the Tiger Woods Gatorade, and I believe it took my performance to the next level. It's hard to tell, though, because the day I drank it I was just sitting around the house watching TV. I did feel stronger and more focused while doing it. I think.

I got a new gadget which allowed me to take slightly better pictures of meaningless crap.

I ate lunch right next to Mickey Rivers and Oscar Gamble and failed to recognize either of them.

I found what's left of my game on the empty courts of Orange County and brought it back East in the overhead compartment.

In NYC I lugged it out onto the court against 2 or 3 separate groups of 18-22 year-old kids who played beautifully and didn't act like babies. They gave me hope for the future of the game I love. Beating them and having them shaking their heads at what the fat man can still do gave me hope that I can keep playing into my 40's.

I made plans for my first trip to Chicago since 2004. Leaving Thursday.

I drank some gross green healthy shake things and started to watch what I eat and as a result lost maybe 20-30 ounces.

I didn't grow a moustache. I'll always have the Summer of '07.

Hope you enjoyed your summer. It's over, you know.