The Romantic Comedy

This post is dedicated to the most manliest genera of film: The Romantic Comedy?

Yes, that is right the romantic comedy. I am a huge fan of them and let me tell you why. They are nice and uplifting. There are so many shows and movies that are about violence, drugs, death, hate, crime, sex and money. We have enough of that in our world. What the world needs now is love sweet love (and more bald men...). RoCos make you feel better and believe in the power of love.

Now I understand that some may say that type of love is not real and that by watching RoCos you are only buying into Hollywood's fake version of love and that real love that comes from Christ. I see their point, really I do. It is a valid one (not often I concede a point!!).

Was I depressed because I watched romantic comedies, or did I watch romantic comedies because I was depressed? Well to be honest I don't think either on is true. Although I may toss the whiskey bottle (ok red wine) in the recycling bin at the end of the night with a "whatever" after watching a romantic comedy, I probably still enjoyed it. I also don't think I am depressed or spinning into cycles of unhealthy choice in my life by watching a RoCo every now and then.

I don't believe a person is going to meet their true love over some book store drama, fall in love with a movie star in the streets of England or leave their vocation up to the circulation patterns of a book and $5 bill. If I get to be 100 years old, let me go hunting, don't read to me every day. I think the ideas are interesting and they make good comments on our social condition.

Now don't get me wrong I have more James Bond movies on my shelf then RoCos. I'm just saying that for the most part I enjoy me a good romantic comedy. I know I probably just lost my "man card" here, but let's be honest besides this guy, what man out there doesn't have some soft spot?

On another notes I would like to point out that this is the 100th post for "A Cage of Words." I would like to think my staff and all those who check in on us so regularly. We write this for you... and so that I don't have to email people with life updates.

Keep up the fight

Facebook

Yes, I am on Facebook now. I know several you you have asked why? In my typical fashion I will now rattle on for paragraphs with some BS philosophical crap about why. Read it or not it's up to you.

First let me just say that so far I think I have recipes coming to my email daily now, stock in some sort of zoo cafe farm, am enrolled in classes at University of Phoenix online, signed a petition to legalize pot in Indiana, place an order for a "escort", joined the police force, gave all my money to Hattie, have been mocked by hundreds and then I found out how to log into my new account.

Much like anything in my life there are many things that led to this action. I think bullet points are in order:

• Nostalgia
• Being Board
• Peer Pressure
• Being signed up for a FB and Twitter marketing workshop for work
• The loneliness of Nashville
• An ongoing quest in my life to be more open
• My SD and I talking about letting go of the past
• Accepting that no man is an island
• An attempt to not let the term interdependence scare me
• I love to eat my own words

I don't know there might be more but that is a good start. Anyways I will now join the world of Facebook and attempt to welcome it into my arms. After all I am such an open and loving person.

BTW: Let's keep "those pictures" you all know which ones I am talking about, off line!

Keep up the fight

IOWA

Well I lied. I am not going to post the answers to the quiz because I deleted the email it came in. Sorry about that, but if you really care you can email me and I will do what I can to help you find the answers. *****UPDATE***** A concerned reader got the answer for me and they are posted below.

I have returned to the state of Indiana and am ready to share a few highlights of the trip to Iowa. They are in no particular order or ranking and I know I will miss some great moments, but it is a list none the less.

• Seeing family: Mom, dad, sister, grandmas and even an aunt and uncle
• Time with the Loaders
• Card games at many tables
• -20 degrees... leaving it would be the highlight
• Loader #1 Mac and Cheese (see photo) that he has been cooking up since 2006
• Helping drink a case of wine
• Seeing some friends in Indy

There were of course many other wonderful things about the state. All the corn and snow made me feel at home. It really is the small things.

Keep up the fight