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The last week has been a reminder that life goes on as I get older.  My best friend from college and his wife, Paul and Vicky, announced the birth of their new son last Friday morning.  Welcome to the world, William George Holway!  This morning, I received word that my friend and his wife in Atlanta, Mike and Patty, are also proud parents.  Welcome to the world, Sean Gallier Murphy! 

Over the last week, the email thread has begun from my old college chum in Ohio.  He asked the question about me being the remaining one of the group unmarried.  Of the original group from college, I am one of two.  If we include my friend who joined us later, there are three of us that are unmarried and without children.  Granted, he started much earlier than any of us did, and he technically held the group “record” for the most kids.  Good for him, I said, as I always thought that would be what he would do in life.  I, on the other hand, was in no terrible rush. 

I replied that I am enjoying life too much at this point, and there is a degree of truth to that.  On one level, I am enjoying my bachelorhood and all that comes with it.  The partying, the booze, the sex.  ;-)  Seriously, it is not quite all that.  At the same time, as I have mentioned here on the blog before, I am making up for the time I did not really live it up. 

I still find myself at times wondering what’s next.  I do kind of feel lonely sometimes, and I occasionally feel like the third wheel when out with my married friends.  I still have not found that person, but at the same time I am of the belief that I will “just know” when that time is right.  I have been close, but for one reason or another it just has not been right.  Still, I am not out looking to get myself hitched.  For someone who is a big believer in reason and scientific explanation, I kind of believe in fate in matters of the heart. 

So, to my friends, go on reminding me of how old I am.  I’ll be happy that you are procreating, and maybe I will get a nice gift to welcome the baby into the world.  Nonetheless, when the time comes for my state of life to change, then I will let you know.