Whole lot o nothin goin on...

Spent Saturday night at the homestead for once. It's kinda nice since I've been out practically every night during the week. The original plan was to venture out to Princeton's and check out Ben with his full band but I didn't feel like getting out again. Heavy E probably would have gone with me but one of his kids is malfunctioning so he's going to do the dad thing and hang with the family. I don't blame him. If I were in his shoes I'm thinking I'd do the same.

Speaking of families and kids, getting older and being single is kind of an unusual situation. On the one hand, my life seems more peaceful since the only person I really have to be concerned about is me. The flipside is that as I get older, I'll have less "young j-mo" time to spend with any kids I eventually would have. If I dwelled on that, I guess that could be depressing. Thanks goodness I don't get depressed easily. Thinking back, the only times I can remember getting really depressed or sad were when something was going wrong in a relationship. That could be why I'm in no hurry to get involved with anyone these days. Hmmm. I'll have to ponder that a bit. At my age, I guess I can call myself lucky that I don't have any emotional (or other) baggage to tote around as many others my age do.

You know, what it boils right down to is that being single at my age pretty much equates to being a teenager with a really good job. How about that?!? That's funny now that I think about it. Some of my friends tell me I seem pretty young (referring to me socially). I guess I am because I never had to "grow up" and raise a family. That might not be a good analogy as a friend came to mind that has a family and he's more of a "teenager" than I am... LOL! Nevertheless, I'm really fortunate to be where I am and be in the situation I am in. I'm not complaining.

On a different note, I chatted with one of my younger friends online today. She's having a bit of a tough time with school and social life. I wish there was some way I could show her that in the scheme of things, the "problems" she's going through now are nothing compared to when she gets in the real world later. I know I can tell her this, but I guess it's one of those things that until you experience it for yourself you really won't know. "Cheer up, you."

It's getting close to bedtime again. Got to get up early to catch the F1 race in Monza tomorrow. There will probably be some fireworks going into the first turn... Juan Pablo in his BMW is sandwiched between the Ferrari's. Fernando Alonso of Renault (who makes blindingly fast starts) is in the mix as well. Should be exciting.

Regarding F1, one of my less racing knowledgeable friends commented that "you like watching cars go around in a circle" when I mentioned F1. I guess that's what you'd think if the only racing you know about is Nascar. F1 is big bucks, highest technology, cutting edge racing. Here's a small tidbit of info... an F1 car weighs no more than 1300 lbs., fully fueled, INCLUDING the driver. Couple that with an engine producing more than 900 hp at revs exceeding 19,000 RPM. This ain't no tin can going around in a circle. Your F1 courses have a myriad of thing going on, turn left, turn right, corkscrews, chicanes, altitude changes, long straights, heavy braking... etc. PLUS they're not hampered by rain. Makes for an exciting race for sure.