I was just chatting with a friend of mine while walking to lunch downtown the other day. It seems I’m right in the middle of a demographic shift. Let’s be clear, it’s a lateral move. Going from a yuppy, dink into a yuppy sitk.. single income three kids. Suddenly Rolling Stone magazine doesn’t seem as hip and cool as I used to think it was. My old album archive is almost unlistenable (then again, 80′s arena rock went out of vogue with everyone else about 20 years ago). I spend more time shopping at the grocery store than at the mall, and I’ve been to Home Depot more often than Guitar Center by ten fold.

It became crystal clear this weekend. I bought a new lawn mower, and it was the single most exciting purchase I have made in over a year – make that, 2 years? I’m really not sure. But did you just hear me? Yea, I got super excited about buying a new lawn mower. And don’t think I didn’t immediately drive home, assemble it, fuel it up and mow the lawn directly -in-the-rain. I felt like a 10 year old opening Christmas presents.

So I guess this is how it happens… or ‘happened’…

One Response

1. ames says:

   April 14, 2009 at 2:04 pm

   i like the mower bling.