My Life

well, its been a few weeks since i last wrote to my future son (still son, not daughter) concerning the way the world was in 2008. i kinda feel like this is a "my life" moment. remember that movie starring michael keaton, when he films his life, stories and lessons to his unborn son, because he's dying of cancer and knows he won't be there to help him along? yep, it's kinda like that, only i'm not dying (at least i don't think i am) and katy's not pregnant (at least i hope she isn't)! but besides the entire premise of the movie, it's exactly the same. so, that being said, allow me to indulge for a moment,

dear son,

i'm am writing you again from the year 2008. it's been a few weeks since i last wrote you regarding your future health issues. i hope your stomach is still intact and your gas isn't too smelly! also, try to lay off the salt. i know it's hard, considering you live in san antonio and all, but believe me, you'll thank me when your 30. now that it's the year 2025, i have to wonder, has the fast food craze faded, or are people now literally exploding due to obesidy problems? (and if they're exploding, i imagine that creates a lot of new job posibilities. but i digress)...

what i wanted to write to you about today is the general state of this country in the year 2008. perhaps give you some topics to look up in your history book, or your virtual reading machine of the future. (books were made of paper back in my day and contained many pages full of text, to read the next page you literally had to use your hands to turn the page. archaic, i know; but they had a good run. something like 570 years or so). so, here are the hot topics of today (click on the highlighted words for links): the presidency of george "dubya" bush, AIDS and the global impact, Jesus (please tell me he survived the virtual revolution), britney spears (actually, nevermind that one, she was always pretty irrevelant), angelina jolie and brad pitt (im curious to know how many kids they've adopted by 2025), tim duncan as the greatest power forward to ever play basketball, traffic problems in san antonio before lightrail, the hollywood writers strike which actually forced people to turn off their tv's and get active (what a wonderful side effect), the official race times for the 2008 rock 'n' roll san antonio marathon (please tell me i finished), the fall-out following the nfl releasing all information regarding the new england patriots and their multiple years of cheating, the commercial real estate market crash of 2009 (just a guess), the NASA spacecraft landing on mars in may 2008, the beijing olympics and the opening of the china central headquarters buildings (it's looks like a giant donut).

well son, that should fill you with enough useless knowledge for now. perhaps next time i write i can tell you about manual door locks and windows in cars, your uncle greg's now-legendary daily leg cramps, music on records, cassettes and compact discs, and why not to hit on women in bars.

love,

Dad