Good evening world! I hope this blog finds you in good health and even better spirits. If I haven’t said it previously, Happy New Year! Aren’t you happy that all that Mayan apocalypse talk was just a bunch of bull? I know I am, I got things to do in 2013. I know you’re probably looking at the title and wondering, “What in the world is this fool gonna talk about today?” Well, lets not waste anymore time and get right into it.

As I sit here on this dreary Wednesday in Georgia, I feel at conflict with myself. Those that know me, and I mean truly know me, know that I struggle with the Peter Pan Syndrome. If you don’t know what the Peter Pan Syndrome is, that’s what Wikipedia is for. I feel like I’ve said that before, but I digress. Now while I’m not a full-blown, Michael Jackson-esque man-child, I do have my moments where being an adult is just not what’s up. But then again, I think we’re all prone to those gaps in maturity at times. I just think mine are more pronounced, or they tend to last longer. So maybe the real gaps are when I chose to be mature and do what is necessary instead of what I want. Either way.

I think the reason why I’m so wrapped up in my Peter Pan lifestyle is because I have no real responsibilities. I have no children, no other life that I’m responsible for. No connections to others that would keep me from floating off with the slightest breeze. Enter our villain (read: hero), Captain Hook. Now, I know the image that comes to mind when you think of Captain Hook is nowhere near heroic. But, trust me, he’s the embodiment of everything that is good when it pertains to this story. Captain Hook represents the part of me that wants to become a real life grown up. That part that wants to settle down (not settle, that’s that s*** we just don’t do), get married, have some kids, establish some roots. So the next time the wind blows, I don’t feel the urge to float away.

Its funny to me to describe it like this. Because to you, these are just words on a screen. But to me, this is an epic battle. I can visualize Peter Pan, in a green graphic tee and some True Religion jeans (you weren’t expecting tights, were you?), doing battle with an Armani suit-clad Captain Hook. I wish I was an artist, I would put the image on canvas. Maybe I’ll see if I can find somebody to do it for me, sounds like an interesting piece to hang in my living room one day.

Well, that’s all I have today. So until next time, peace and love…