Hey, fifty IS nifty

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It was a good birthday. In fact, it would rank up there as one of my most excellent birthdays.

Thanks to my mom and sisters for the amazing flowers delivered to my office, to Roddy for the birthday apple adorned with a single candle, to John W. for my afternoon granita, and to Brian and Evan for my new Chacos (a gift I'd hoped for) and the Movado watch (a gift beyond anything I'd hoped for). Brian and I had lunch at Dish, then kid-friend dinner at pasta place Macaroni Grill before heading out to Wright Field for a baseball make-up game. Evan assisted on a double play and got a base hit each time he was at bat.

I'm a happy half-centenarian.

Broadening the blog horizons

I've realized that part of my problem in keeping this blog updated has been trying to adhere to its original purpose.

Initially intended to keep family (and tolerant friends) informed on Evan's antics, I've tried to reign in my inclination to blog about his boring, old parents too much. While Evan is still delightfully entertaining and dictates (nope, that's not too strong a word) our family's activities, I'm going to give in to my need to talk about myself as well. I'm sure that won't come as a surprise to anyone who has met me.

So while Evan will still be featured prominently, I hope you'll all bear with me as I devote a little more time and space to my interests and experiences. And if Brian doesn't object, I may even mention him once in a while.

Mediate on that:

Whew, I'm glad to have gotten that out of the way. If you're still willing to check out this blog, you can look forward to new content, filling you in on what's new with the whole K-Krew.