That title has nothing to do with this post. I'm just listening to Bob Seger in the foyer of the law school and wow, do I love this song. In fact, I'm putting it on repeat. Play it again, Bob...
So, it's been a while since I've posted. I'm not sure why, but I think my good wife shed some light on it the other day (as she often does). She thinks I only post when something catches my attention and occupies my thoughts, and usually that only happens if it annoys or frustrates me. And you know, she's absolutely right. I'm not a well-respected opinion leader. I don't have any particular expertise (unless you count "Man v. Wild Aficionado" or "Wasting-Time-During-Class Specialist" as experts). I don't have a big following of any kind (which just makes me appreciate my readers more, incidentally), probably because my opinions aren't extreme enough to garner that kind of attention. So I really only have one motive to write my blog, if not to continue my fame or increase my wealth: pissing and moaning. Hooray for the Internet! Then again, isn't that why most people write columns and such? When's the last time Maureen Dowd or Bill O'Reilly did a feel-good story anyway?
So does that mean that if I haven't posted in a while, that I must be something less than pissed off? Actually, I think so. The vicissitudes of daily life notwithstanding, I'm actually feeling pretty good, and the great thing is that it's not a fleeting thing. There was a time that a genuinely "good" mood came around once in a blue moon for me. Yet these days, despite mounting school pressures, a looming job search in a crappy economy, bitterly cold weather, and those little everyday annoyances that we all go through, somehow I'm staying above it all, and I'm happy. Hitting a groove, you might say. I suppose this may the time God in His infinite wisdom would see fit to throw me a curveball to keep me on my toes. I guess I could go home and my apartment could be burned down or something. But you know, those "what-ifs" will forever be just around the corner and usually beyond our control. It's something I've learned to embrace and put in its proper context and I think that's a big reason I'm a lot happier these days. A loving wife helps too, as you might guess. All in all, this is just one of those times in life where the important things in life seem to be working for me at the same time, to the point that the usual crap just isn't getting to me like it might otherwise. I know it won't last forever, but nothing does. All you can do is enjoy it while it lasts.
Then again, maybe it's just Bob Seger. He always puts me in a good mood.
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