In Other News....

Today is my birthday. On the 27th anniversary of my birth, I find myself thinking that it would be nice to have something profound or substantive to say about the past year of my life. But time, like so many drops of ranifall into the pond of one's life, accumulates imperceptibly, leaving us altered and enriched in subtle and often unquantifiable ways.

If pressed to account for the events of last year, I'd say this:
I hiked, walked, biked, snowboarded, and played tennis. I renewed a romantic family relic that I may someday drive without fear of its failure. I attended car shows and explored museums. I traveled to Australia and Israel. And all of it accompanied by my friends and family. I'm grateful to everyone who has brightened my world this past year.

If asked for my sense of things, I might respond that I'm comfortable in spite of my growing weariness. Almaden is still my home. I live here, I work here, and I teach here. I feel as though I'm a part of this community; and I hope I make a positive impact (especially on the kids I teach). But this comfort is also unsettling. Perhaps I am too comfortable. Maybe it's time to move on. But when? To where? For what? And most importantly, why?

I've wandered into a well worn path. Perhaps it's time to emerge from my comfortable cave abode and descend the hill back to the world beyond suburbia. Which way from here? I don't know, but it should be interesting.