The title of The Elder Statesman came from the fact that I am the oldest out of my group of friends. Often, when enjoying fun times and adult beverages with friends, people would comment on my relaxed and sometimes patriarchal demeanor. So I joked that I was the "elder statesman" of the group. I was born and raised in Garland, TX, a suburb of Dallas. I am a graduate of Southern Methodist University with a degree in Economics and the University of Texas at Dallas with an MBA. I love my family and my friends and do everything I can to show them that. I have a beautiful woman by my side putting up with all my nonsense. I enjoy the finer things in life like scandal, intrigue, beer and baseball.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

The New Me, I Mean Blog, New Blog

I’m going a new direction with the blog. Sorry to all of you who are deeply in love with the current format (all two of you). I enjoy writing about what I usually write about (religion, sports, and randomness) and I still will write about those things, but I feel like a blog should be more personal. I have felt my interest in blogging waning over the past few months and a change is definitely needed. A friend suggested that I blog about my experiences as a bachelor. You know, how awesome I am, how I handle things, etc. I trust this friend even though we have only really become close over the past two months (and she doesn’t live in the state). So, after much consideration and even more beer, I came to the conclusion that this is what I need to do. I am a rare thing among my friends, the bachelor. Even rarer still, I am the bachelor in his late twenties. I have been living the life over the past seven or eight years, but I have not really embraced my bachelorness until the past few weeks. It took God putting something in front of me and then swiftly taking it away for me to realize how much I needed to learn and experience on my own. So, this starts a new chapter for The Elder Statesman…blunt, honest talk about myself. Here it goes.

I had this really long blog written about how I use nicknames with my friends, but that doesn’t seem to do the idea of a new direction justice. Sure, it was funny and insightful like most of my writing, but it didn’t seem to make a point. It was more or less just rambling about how I use pet names and nicknames with my friends more than their own names. As I was driving home from my parents’ house tonight I came to the conclusion that I would talk about something more near and dear to my heart…Halloween costumes. As a kid we always had nice and relevant costumes. One year I was a Ghostbuster and I had the jumpsuit, the proton pack (the authentic toy one, not one I came up with myself), and realistic nametags. I looked good, if I do say so myself. Ever since then, if I have put on a costume, I have gone all out. A couple years ago I was a firefighter and I used my brother’s old bunker pants from when he was in training, an EMT shirt I had, and real rubber boots. I pulled it off so well that a friend driving up actually thought I was a real fireman. So, this year, with the potential for two Halloween parties to go to, I have been racking my brain to come up with something.

It was an epiphany, of sorts. I am the elder statesman of my friends. I am a bachelor. I have amazing skills and hidden talents that inspire awe from those who know me and those who don’t. Who could I be that would fit my personality and make a statement. The Dude from The Big Lebowski? Naw, I’ve got things together way more than he does. George Washington? I might be able to pull off the impressive revolutionary war uniform, but the powder wig, not so much. Humphrey Bogart? I admit, a white dinner jacket is classy as hell, but who else my age knows anything about Bogie. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks…I can be The Most Interesting Man in the World from the Dos Equis commercials! I can easily pull that off. Grow out the beard, get me some hair (by that, I mean a wig), and the rest of it is just a six pack of Dos Equis and a suit. Awesome! I mean, I am already a graduate of The Most Interesting Academy (http://dosequis.com/academy/) and I am well versed on the man, the myth, the legend that is The Most Interesting Man in the World. This will be great!

How could I not pull this off? I am a bachelor and it’s pretty obvious that The Most Interesting Man in the World is as well. How else could be pal around with the bevy of beauties you always see him with in the commercials? A wild, untamed man like him would not have been tied down into marriage (not that I don’t want to get married, I do, but just not yet). I am skilled at a variety of useful (and some not useful) crafts. In The Academy we call this The Eclectic Arts. And if you know anything about The Most Interesting Man in the World, you know that he is quite skilled. I draw the attention, respect, and honor of those around me (seriously, I not conceited, I’m just one of those people). People look to me for strength and guidance, which I happily give. The Most Interesting Man in the World is the same way. People are drawn to him, they want to know him, and they respect what he says. Truthishly, I am the most interesting man in the world (or at least in my world). So look forward to Halloween weekend when you will definitely see pictures of me posted on facebook in my costume. How will you tell it is me? I will be the one you won’t be able to stop looking at…because I am that interesting.

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