New Years Eve

Every New Years the wife and I make plans to have people over or too go out on the town and Party.  You know, like the kids party at the local hot spot.  For some reason though I haven't seen the ball drop for 5 years.  Partly due to the fact that I am already in the Bed when the ball drops.  Even when the wife and I have people over to watch the ball drop, they end up going home around 10 pm and going to sleep themselves.  What is happening to myself, the wife, and our friends.
WE ARE GETTING OLD!!!!!!  Every year is another reminder that I just can't hang like I used to.  There is no more staying up until 2am and playing video games, or driving around Lexington because that is what the cool kids do.  Nope,  It is bed time at 10pm.  All of this is becoming a sad reality, and a horrible reminder that I am getting old.  
To me, New Years has become more like a funeral then a celebration.  It is suppose to the ringing in of a new year but in fact it is just one year closer to death. Sorry folks but there is just nothing to celebrate about being closer to the grave.  I do thank God for allowing me to see another year, but that is about it.
I think New years should be celebrated like a New Orleans Funeral, because you just lost a year of your life.

Good luck with those resolution's this year guys.  Remember don't start the year with a lie.

The Art of Talking

Some people have the gift for gab.  I know two people in my life that could sell an Eskimo ice trays.  I also know a guy that can use the F word 50 different ways in one conversation.  Then there are the people who can take random references about movies, TV, music, and historical figures or events, combine them together and create one liners for comedic purposes.  It is also funny when you compare people to random famous people to get your point across (read my post about Eddie Murphy trying to run me over).  These last two are where I get my humour from.  Until yesterday I thought this was something I did on my own, and didn't really inherit it from anybody.  Then I got a text from my sister explain to me how my Dad was at the hospital fighting with the Nurses and Doctors.  His comments went like this.  I am in the middle of a Mexican stand off with the hospital.  They want a stool sample. but they wont feed me.  No food, no turd!!!  they want a turd but they are only giving me fluids.  I told them to talk to God because I am just not that good yet.  I can't pull a turd out of thin air.  This whole thing was setup with the use of a Mexican Stand off, which by itself sounds pretty funny.  This to me is comedy at it's best, and I now understand were I get some of my sense of humour.

Monday Morning Coming Down

Well, Christmas is over.  It was everything I thought it would be and a little bit more.  I got to see family and friends for three days straight.  Generally I would call that a bad weekend but it is Christmas and that is what it is all about. 
Now onto new years and a chance to lie to yourself on the first day of the year.  The lie usually sounds like this,  I am going to get in shape or lose 30 pounds.  Whatever!!!!  Daily dieting and exercise has to become a mind set for your day to day existence, before it will truly work.  If you are not 100% sold on the work part of losing weight, then you can forget shedding those pounds.
My New Years resolution is as follows, I Eric Rutledge, commit myself to eating at micasita at least one time a month.  If I for some reason miss a month, I will eat micastia 1 time a week for a month.  Now I believe with hard work and due diligence in scheduling, I stand a real chance of pulling this off. Who's with me?????
Seriously though,  make a commitment to something you can keep.  Like, I commit to taking a bath once a week.  I will stop picking my nose in public. That one may be hard to do.  I will not leave the toilet seat up. I will try eating sushi.  I will wash my pants after the third wear instead of the fifth wear (you know you do it).  I will not surf the Internet at work (yea, you can scratch that one off).  I will not take my trash out in my underwear.  I will not pee in my front yard.  Well, you get the point.
So do yourself a favor and don't lie to yourself on the first day of the year.