#176 — Feeling My Age
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My lawnmower is gone. He moved away to college. With his departure, my wife and I took off the business casual clothing of active parents and slid into the comfortable shorts and Hawaiian shirts of empty-nesters. And you know what? It’s weird.
Really.
In the evenings, we no longer have to make sure that everyone has finished their math or packed their lunch or remembered to tell us about the forty-page book report about War and Peace that’s due first thing in the morning even though they have yet to technically read any actual part of the book including the title. My wife and I can enjoy meals which include sophisticated adult foods like broccoli, fish, and cheese that didn’t come from the inside of an aerosol can. We don’t have to worry about our television-viewing choices corrupting our children so we are fee to watch the evening news once more. In a lot of ways, it’s like being newlyweds all over-again; except we’re newlyweds with decades of experience.
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Notes:
- I really enjoyed being able to be part of the craziness in episode 96 of Bells in the Batfry. You can listen to that episode at: http://thebatfry.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=536919
- During the close of the show, I mentioned podcast novelist J.C. Hutchins and the publication of his novel 7th Son: Descent. You can find out all about that at: http://jchutchins.net/site/about-7th-son/7th-son-descent/
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Hi Kevin,
I just read the interview on “Be the Story” and moseyed right on over. I haven’t listened to the essay because I’m using a computer without audio output at the moment. Skimming web pages has become my habit … perhaps because most have too much fluff so I tend to fold after a short perusal. So I almost missed the link to the full article I was expecting to find here. You might consider a simple full text link right after the excerpt. This is common on other blogs.
I am looking forward to hearing it also. In fact I think more podcasts should publish a full transcript along with the audio. This makes web searching work. And when I’ve heard a podcast but later want to look something up that I remember from it, I can skip or search the text and not have to listen to the whole podcast again.
I enjoyed the interview and hearing about the discipline you apply to your writing was inspiring. I’ve shied away from writing because I’m afraid I won’t have the discipline it will take. Knowing you can do it makes it seem more plausible that I can do it. I’ve been listening to interviews with screenwriters on the “Creative Screenwriter” podcast. I’m often amazed at how prolific some writers are.
I’ll be subscribing to your podcast on iTunes when I get home. I listen about an hour per day while driving and it’s hard to find enough quality material. I’ll give yours a try.
Peace, Love, Laughter,
Rob:-]
p.s. no preview, no edit, I hope this post is perfect. rs
Post was perfect. Hadn’t considered the “Full Text” link. I’ll have to give that a try when I post again. Thanks for the tip!