I just realized that 2004 is coming to an end. It's good not to think of time in strictly calendar terms, but each time I have to get used to writing a new digit or two for everything starting every January, I really can't ignore looking back. And forwar as well. Tonight was great. It seemed like 3 different generation of friends coming together. Some of the oldies, the "new" oldies, and some of the not-so-young'n's. After plenty of grease, carbs, red meat, and conversation, we capped off the night with some parking lot football. Thankfully, we didn't break anything, but there were a few close calls... the front window of Claim Jumper's, the mercedes, and we almost lost the football in the bushes a few times. All that running around in the chilly air gives me motivation to keep with the workout thing. It felt good, running around hoping the police wouldn't break our game up. It's been a long time. Maybe we'll do this all again tomorrow.