Sometimes I get emotional at surprising times. Right now, I'm all worked up about death. I was watching "10.5", the awful disaster movie that was on last night. It's only worth watching if you like watching the Seattle Space Needle collapse, or the Golden Gate Bridge tear apart. Being from the Bay Area, I do. I like to wrap up lose ends. The hardest question in my life has always been "what if?". What if I had done this, or wrote that? This is often bad after relationship, but at least ...

To my own shock, I remembered that Jennifer and I have been married for one month, as of today. Wow. The month went by quickly, and I still have to take care of various wedding related matters. Such as sending out the remaining thank you notes. Thankfully, my loving friends and family are understanding, and I'm sure they're patient. Anyway, they know I procrastinate on everything. And really, what the hell do I care? It's not as if I'm getting married again any time soon. See, I tricked...

One of the reason's I've been thinking about maturity is that my life has been going through major changes. Only three weeks ago I got married, and late last year, I moved to New York City. I feel settled, and more or less at peace with myself. A little less than ten years ago I began an extended period of stress, depression, and change. It started with me having doubt about graduate school, but added a personal dimension (relationship stuff) soon afterward. That's probably not coinci...