#2 21+7

Well, since I got such a rousing response from my first blog, (Thanks John & Kendra) I decided to make another run-a-go at it. (For those who aren't from 'round here a run-a-go is a try, or attempt.) So here we go...
On Wed I turned almost 30. Or as my mom would say, I turned 21+7. For some reason when I turned 22 she decided to make all birthdays post 21, somehow linked to that birthday. (21+1, 21+2, and so on and so forth.) So this was my 21+7 birthday in mom years. I bring this up, not as some whoa is me I am getting old diatribe. It's more of a matter of fact statement. If 30 is the new 20, then does that make 28 the new 18? I don't think it works that way, but that's not the point here either. Even though being 18 was super fun, I wouldn't go back for the world.
On Tuesday I got to go back to a place near and dear to my heart. I went to Clemson on a recruiting trip. As I was sitting in one of the dining halls, the lady I was eating lunch with said that she felt old with all the young college students around. For some reason, I never really felt old. Maybe it's because when someone feels old, they some how feel inferior. This is going to sound completely arrogant, but I just don't feel inferior to any body really. I am a very self-aware guy, who knows his limits and his strengths. My point is, I don't envy college students. (Other than they get to live in Heaven practically.) Now don't get me wrong, if I were offered a job in Clemson, I would burn all of our stuff and move back tomorrow, but I wouldn't be a student. I never thought I would ever get to this point. When I graduated, I thought I would want to ebe a student for the rest of my life. And while it is certainly true that there is "Something in these Hills" I love my wife, my daughter, and my dog. I love being able to support them. I wouldn't have any of them if I were still a VERY broke college student. I guess that's why 28 is NOT the new 18.
To borrow a line from Forest: "That's all I have to say about that."