19. Joke of the Neighborhood

19. "Take the Long Way Home" by Supertramp

A great song during the days of my youthlyness, an even better song for the days of my middle-agedness.



But am I really middle-aged? The only way to know is the Take the Long Way Home checklist.

1. Joke of the neighborhood? Check.
2. Times that you feel you're part of the scenery? Check.
3. Your wife seems to think you're part of the furniture? Check.
4. Your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity? Double-check.
5. Does it feel that your life's become a catastrophe? Check.
6. Do you look through the years and see what you could have been, what you might have been, if you'd had more time? Check.
7. Do you often take the long way home? Check.

Yep. I'm definitely middle-aged.