The world makes me nervous

I'm afraid that time is circular. I recently bought a collection of NYT crossword puzzles from the early 2000s. I'm disappointed with the purchase because I'm now doing crosswords that I've done before and struggling with them like I did the first time around.

But the non-linear world makes me nervous. What if I pick up my laundry then go straight to the gym instead of dropping it off at home? How am I going to explain my bag full of clean laundry to the people at the gym? Will they accuse me of stealing towels from the gym? Will they ask to borrow a pair of socks? Or what if I go in reverse through time and end up in college again? I don't want to have baked beans with every meal again.

Where is my trajectory? Where are the days when I would stare at expiration dates on food products and imagine the great things I would be doing on that approaching day?

(My milk expired today, so I'm in a contemplative mood.)

2008 Prediction

It's February and I have a much better feel for 2008 than I did in January. I will now make a prediction.

Prediction 1: Out of concern for the environment Greenpeace will begin tracking then boarding SUV's.

Six Degrees of Family Separation

Everyone is an average of six degrees away from each person on Earth. This goes for family members, too. I'm close to my immediate family but am not close with the rest. This game will reconnect me with members of my family.

1. My uncle used to drive a blue Volkswagen Golf.
2. My grandfather has a fondness for foursomes, the playing card variety.
3. The Denver Broncos sometimes play a 3-4 defense.
4. My aunt partied with the Broncos in the 80's.
5. Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello enjoyed a comeback in the 1987 film comedy, "Back to the Beach".
6. I used to listen to the Beach Boys greatest hits in my room but would always skip their song, "In My Room".

Do you want to play?