A Heartbeat Away

Okay, I have to admit, I'm not sure I get the point of blogs. Certainly not this one. Yeah, yeah, blogging is now all the rage. Everybody's blogging. Anderson Cooper and his pals at CNN are blogging at this very moment, I'm sure. He keeps telling us they're blogging during his newcasts. "We're blogging during the break!" Ummm, why don't you spend more time fact-checking instead of blogging your opinions. Your a newscaster, friendo.

But I digress.

I'm not sure what form this blog will take. At the moment these are my opinions. The opinions of a 45 year old man living in New York. Wow. That sounds pretty depressing. Who gives a shit what a 45 year old New Yorker thinks. Seriously. At 45, I'm too old to be an influencer of pop culture. But, then again, if that's my goal -- influencing pop culture -- you might say I'm aiming low. Today it's Myley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers. In my day it was Leif Garrett and The DeFranco Family (The Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat, baby). There's no accounting for taste in any generation, apparently (all due respect to Tony and his siblings).

I actually just turned 45. And when that event suddenly dredges up references to The DeFranco Family you know your mid-life crisis has officially begun. Okay, maybe I'm being a bit generous to myself by calling it a mid-life crisis. That means I'm confident of hitting 90 doesn't it? Well, I do think the pharmaceuticals and medical procedures will be there for us folks born in the early 60's. The question is will any of us be able to afford them.

Another guy who just had a birthday is Barack Obama. We were born on the same day (only two years apart). He just turned 47. And is running for President of the United States. Me...well, I'm beginning to think I peaked after being elected Vice-President of my Senior Class in High School. And speaking of Vice-President's. Barack announced Joe Biden as his running mate today. Meaning of Barack is elected, Joe will be just a heartbeat away from the Presidency (and my DeFranco Family reference completes its planetary loop!). I've always liked Joe Biden. I think I relate to him a bit. He's a straight shooting, common sense guy who sometimes gets into trouble for saying too much. Much like me. And that's what worries me. Here's hoping he knows when and how to hold his tongue over the next few months.

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Blogging...Anderson Cooper...The Jonas Brothers...The DeFranco Family...Mid-Life Crisis...Barack Obama...Joe Biden