25 and growing.

No more beating around the bush. I am getting old. In the wake of my 25th birthday, i've been thinking a lot about how things have changed. I mean this side of 10 years ago I was excited to get my period and now I countdown the days to the next Hiroshima to which I refer to it with names of movies like "There will be blood" or "Rambo". I now realize that it's not just an unfertilized egg but yet another future family member that bit the dust. When I say these things, most people say I'm crazy -- that I'm at my pinnacle of youth. But I feel it, old age that is. I feel it creeping on. So I decided to do what I do best. I decided to make a list of things of things that prove that I have turned 1 year older:

I now HAVE TO use a sleep mask, ear plugs and tylenol pm to go to sleep at night.

While bathing our dogs for 20 minutes, I was bent over the bathtub for so long that I literally couldn't stand back up.

I don't think mom jeans are all that bad anymore. If you have the real estate, what's wrong with a 9-inch zipper?

I was actually sad that the only Luby's in town shut down this past week. Where am I going to get square fried fish now?

The other day I thought to myself "Those youngsters drive too fast!" and then I peed in my adult diaper.

At a restuarant the other day, I was tempted to only tip the waiter a dollar.

I see the importance of an elasticized waist band.

I've started keeping hard candy at my desk and around our house and insist on anyone that enters in must have one.

There really is nothing better than peace and quiet and a good ol' Murder She Wrote marathon.

I've thrown out using the conventional internet and returned to my tried and true AOL account. I've also got a new email address at juno.com. Let me know if you are intersested in being on my forward list.

So there it is -- 25 years old. So with each year down, more wrinkles shows up. I guess it's not so bad. In about 30 years, I'll be able to get discounts at movie theaters and hotels as a reward for having bad knees and a bald spot.

oh look -- is that another random mole? Happy birthday to me.