I really liked being able to write so freely with my last “thoughts” post. I forget sometimes that the original reason I wanted to write this blog (back in 2002) was just to get a few thoughts out there. Then I started writing about sports, reviewing TV shows, making this place a hub for 90210 news, and all of the other goofy things I do. But in its pure essence, this was simply a place where I wanted to talk about being married with two kids.
Watching the Olympics reminded me of being at home in 1988, having the Olympics on pretty much all day. Not that I necessarily was watching everything because you know, you can only get so much Olympic diving. I was probably playing Statis Pro Baseball while watching. Statis Pro was a card flipping baseball board game that used statistics to determine the outcomes. I played as the Giants and was able to get through over 100 games over the span of about a year or so. Each game took about 30 minutes and I even kept score and took stats. I never did get to finish that season and play my fake World Series.
The kids are on vacation with their mom this entire week in Southern California. I was thinking the other day about what I miss most about not living in the house. It’s the noise. Living with the kids, there was always noise. They were always doing something whether it was playing together, yelling at each other, or doing their own separate thing. Sometimes when I sit in this apartment by myself, the lack of noise frustrates me. The lack of communication in general frustrates me. It’s probably the reason why I keep the TV or iPod on at all times, even if I’m not paying attention to either. The silence is really going to be deafening this week until they get back.
