There is a lot going on right now. I can’t really provide details yet because I’m still a little unsure how things will work out. Hopefully in about a week or so, everything will be set in stone and I can relax a little.

In other news, I spent most of the day in Pittsburgh aboard one of the Gateway Clipper boats for some family-fun-something-or-other. Basically, everyone was given a free ice cream and a magic show followed by some tunes ripped right from the Disney pre-teen library.

Jamie and I were surprised that these kids knew all the words to these songs, and somehow danced with very specific moves in perfect choreography. Do the kids meet up at recess and practice a dance routine or something? One girl even did backflips between two rows of kids. After everyone cheered, I realized how UN cool I was at that age. I didn’t know the words to any of the popular songs at the time, and I couldn’t dance.

Unfortunately I haven’t gotten much cooler. These eight year olds could out-dance me.

Also, the kids seemed to be having more fun than I ever remember having at that age. When I was that age, my parents were on the verge of divorce and I worried about things like house fires or burglaries. I guess my parents splitting up forced me into an early adulthood, alienating me from other kids my age.

Reading what I just wrote seems more depressing than it really was. I didn’t have a BAD childhood. And I know that these days, marriages that work are pretty rare. I guess I just wish I had learned how to have fun as a child.

Will