All the trappings
I’ve got a house (and a mortgage.) I’ve got a wife. I’ve got homeowner’s insurance, life insurance, and a retirement plan. Today, I turned 37. And last Sunday, I bought a really big ladder, so I could clean my gutters. It’s now stored in my garage.
I’m reasonably certain I’m a grown-up now.
Yes, but have you said: "Turn down that noise! Do you call that music?" That's when you're truly a grown-up.
Posted by Dave on October 14 2004 08:40
Cool ladder. My father never had anything like that.
In my book, you're grown-up if you're living away from your parents and paying your own bills. All the rest is just... stuff. Some folks have them and some don't.
And I started saying "Turn down that noise!" when Nirvana first hit the airwaves.
Posted by Jimcat on October 14 2004 10:10
I like Nirvana. I officially feel less square than thou.
Posted by Zed on October 14 2004 10:19
I have that ladder, too. I've stopped cleaning my own gutters, though. I did it myself for years, but the last time I did it, I thought, "Yikes, a fall from here would probably be fatal." (My house is on a sloping lot, and there's a side where the gutters are quite high off the ground.) Now I pay someone to do it. Sigh.
Posted by Ted on October 14 2004 11:29
Happy birthday! I hope I am as cool as you are when I am 37.
Posted by Sumana on October 14 2004 12:41
I have a magazine rack/basket. That's what really did it for me.
Posted by Mris on October 15 2004 05:00
Happy Birthday, Zed! Best wishes.
Posted by Justin on October 15 2004 10:55
=v= So your mind is in the gutter, you're talking about how big something is, and you consider this a sign of maturity? Huh. Huh-huh-huh.
Posted by Jym on October 18 2004 15:05
Happy Birthday, Zed!
You are not too old unless lighting the candles in the cake becomes a problem in logistics / safety.
Which might be right about now :)
Posted by Camilo on October 19 2004 09:36