The End Makes Way for a New Beginning

Well, my lovely followers, this is the end of "The Old Man 'n Me." Not to worry, I will keep writing, and probably more often. I'll get to that in a minute. First, I'm sorry for the crazy blocking of readers, etc... Long story short, my father met the Old Man. And, although he didn't mention the blog, the Old Man is quite fond of me. I would never have known that. In our awesomely individualistic world, where we never talk to our neighbors, and people just write about them online, or sit at the table with a bottle of whiskey and tell their wife of 50 years just how cool the new young-guy neighbor is.... we become out of touch with reality. So, the Old Man is fond of me. He recalled how I "gave him a thumbs up" last winter as he was snowblowing the street. Actually, I shot him the devil horns, as in "rock the fuck on, old man!!" ... but a thumbs up will suffice. So, my gig is up. The Old Man is cool with me, and me with him. I'll still continue to appreciate the similarities... the shared hours in our respective yards..... and the parallel existence we share. And while we'll probably never get drunk together so I can hear his war stories, I'll be content with having a great neighbor that will go out of his way....or MAKE it his way to blow two feet of snow off of my sidewalk. I thank him, and my back thanks him too! Next chapter in this story??? The little house between us was in forclosure, sold, and is now for rent. My boss gave me great advice. "Good fences make good neighbors." And from the looks of the people who have checked this place out, I can only agree. More as the story develops....

SO!!! With that out of the way, it's time to move on. I spent a week in the Outer Banks, North Carolina a few weeks ago for vacation. I didn't even touch a computer for at least 8 days. I came back feeling totally refreshed. On a side note, I recommend that you turn off the phone and leave the laptop at home, and do without for the time. It REALLY has a positive effect. So, I came back, and got back into the daily grind of work, news, interwebs, etc. etc.... and I was having some beers and thought that the interwebs needs an oasis of sorts. There are plenty out there, which I will eventually point out in future entries, but I want to contribute and write about good things. Don't worry, I will still be critical as ever, but the world is so negative as is. There are funny things, beautiful things, anything.... out there. And my favorite is the feeling you get when reading something.... as if you were a child again.... and it makes you feel so good, intrigued, and just happy to be alive. So, I'm gonna rename my blog "It's Not All Bad." And it'll be my take on life as I'm trying so hard to see it. We're all gonna die, folks. Let's enjoy this motherfucker, eh? So... until next time!
-Bonn