Being 27, I consider myself fully grown. I have been on my own, for well, I guess seven whole years now…… Recently, I packed up all my fishing and hockey gear and moved back home. This move required that I live with my in-laws for two months while my housing arangements were being finalized……Wow. I will never do THAT again……It was tough. I have been so out of whack lately. When you live with other people, you take on their habits. I swear I have been in bed by 10:00 every night, because of their habits. 27 in bed at 10:00. What a shame. And my media habits have been….NFL football, Fox news. Yep. Fox news. But the truth is….I am exhausted. I am hoping that I have enough energy to deal with our new arrival in December. Life can be very exhausting, and those of us in the grind each day need to find a way to get our lives back. The funniest thing about living with the in-laws was the questions……you know, the BABY BOOMER questions: 1. Why do you work so late? 2. Do you get overtime? 3. I would ask for it? You should be getting time and a half like me. 4. You are going in on Sunday? Hope you are making triple time. 5. Can’t the Web site launch on tuesday instead of Monday? 6. You pay for health care? That is strange…..I never paid for it. 7. You cook? Why? Should’nt Jody (My wife)? 8. What the hell is an ipod? Can you get me one if you go out? 9. You paid how much for the house?! I would negotiate. Ahh, to be a boomer. When a college degree meant something. When the Union meant something. When the American dream was to buy a house, have a family, and have a car. The American dream for me is…..keep my job. Keep my wife. Keep my kids (when they come). Because for us in the Y generation, it is tough to keep this stuff. Thats our dream, everyday, to keep what we have…..maybe it makes us appreciate every day a little more. Becuase today, I kept my job, my wife is still bugging me, and so far so good with the baby. Today I was a success. JK