Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Closer to Happiness

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Nico (left) and Christopher enjoying a Coke and a smile on 4th of July.


July 6, 2016

I almost forgot. My birthday is only a few days away, July 8. I suppose my birthday's aren’t big for me anymore. When I was growing up, there was only a few milestone ages I was looking forward to reaching that made birthdays fun.

Thirteen. When I became a teenager.
Fifteen, when I could get my learners permit.
Eighteen, because I could do things without my parents permission.
And twenty-one, because honestly, everyone else made a big deal about turning, 21.

From what I gather most people wanted to hit 21 so they could legally drink, Budweiser. And yet they did that  before 21 years old.

Now that I’m another year beyond 21, my most favorite years are the ones now behind me. Even the bad years. Hint: The passing years are like cars in a rear view mirror that are going in the other direction. You will never see those years again and yet look fondly upon them.

We understand how fleeting time is when we are late to work. But I wouldn’t mind if the seconds went a little slower. Like a regulation clock in an NBA basketball game time seems to drag on.

I always wanted to see a new era usher in a new time and now we are witnessing the dawn of a new time with our growing electronics. And I’d like to see where the technology leads us as it grows into the future.

Will there be a point in time where I can live in my computer and my sons can summon me like Superman did his father, Jor-El, for advice? Can there be a virtual, Chris? That would be cool. Living in my computer instead of living in front of my computer could be fun. Now is the time to remake Wes Cravens movie, Shocker. The movie when the killer comes a live in electricity and chases his… well that’s a spoiler.

My 8 and 6-year-old boys don’t really care that it’s my birthday let alone summoning me on a Google search. They just want to reaffirm with me that there will be cake at my celebration. Yes boys, gluten and sugar free cake. I’m just kidding. My boys’ would probably riot if I gave them a tasteless cake. Thankfully the tasteless Splenda packages they eat revel some sweet reward after a few chews. But knowing my kids, out of protest, they would unplug the computer to my virtual self until someone made them cake.

I am happy to reach another year even though I’m older. Age and wisdom isn’t the reason for my happiness. My life is in a 180-degree turn from where I was only 4 short years ago. And things are going well so far. Being positive works to reaffirm my confidence when I tell myself I can go through life and achieve goals no matter what age I am and no matter what I have gone through.

I am in the prime of my life and I don’t plan on wasting the window of opportunity that is opening to my new world. And when I do exit the window to venture out into what I’m viewing it will be to explore the land that is drawing me out for an adventure and a lifetime memory.

Lifetime memories are what living is all about. And I plan on have many of them beyond my up coming birthday because I’m not sure if I will be lucky to see another whole year pass me by.

Hmm. Maybe I should celebrate this joyous occasion? I don’t think I need to become Billy Crystal in City Slickers. Shit, I think I was 17 when that came out! Why did I look up the synopsis of the movie? A 40 year old contemplates… blah blah blah. History always seems to be about a man contemplating something. Maybe I should contemplate buying a midlife crisis car?

A whole year of adventures that I have written here on my blog, creating a virtual person, that my kids can look back on and read when they want to know what their old man was up to during this time of his life. Maybe they will find some wisdom in these words that will calm their own nerves as they age.


Okay boys’ lets have some chocolate cake and celebrate another milestone from the past year. A year that was seen by your dad in a positive light and hopefully it will teach you to be positive in everything you do. That positivity will bring you closer to happiness. Explore every opportunity when the window presents itself.




Captain Imperfecto working the holiday weekend.


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