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the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Tokyo, 2010.07.21

First came the realization that I could no longer drink like I once could. That I could live with.

Then came the realization that I was slowing down, physically, and was simply no longer as energetic as I've always been. That's a problem, and tied to it is a new-found tendency to struggle with my weight.

I no longer listen to the radio, I don't have time for the news, and I see less and less of my friends with each passing year. Getting old, it seems.

But now this. I was in an electronics store on the weekend and was surprised to find that there are now USB 3.0 products on the market. I hadn't even read that they were in the works. I'm even out of touch when it comes to electronics widgets. I used to build my own PC's, and now this. Sigh.

rand()m quote

In an unequal society, those who land on top want to believe their success is morally justified.

—Michael Sandel