By the way, if anybody cares, it's my birthday today. I say "if anybody cares," because I don't.
Another year older, wiser, and still no closer to happiness. I suppose I should take joy in my fiance, and my 2 darling girls, and I do. But for the last half-decade, this day has depressed me. I'm not young anymore, as my back reminds me every day. My best days are behind me now. And besides good-looking kids, what do I have to show for it?
Not much.
Seriously, the score from "The Shawshank Redemption" keeps playing over and over in my head every birthday for the last long while. And while that movie is a testament to the ultimate strength of