User blog:Spikewitwicky/February 15, 2016 - Spike's Journal Entry



Justic Scalia died this weekend. So, if this election couldn't get any crazier, buckle up, because the stakes just got raised tenfold.

Looks like we have some new arrivals (of the robot variety) in Autobot City. I believe the name is Freeque, so, it looks like I'll be putting together an orientation packet soon, and giving him a tour of Autobot City, and maybe some terrean places around AC.

Had a pleasant weekend. Drove up and saw Danno at his college. For a dad, it was one of those surreal times when you see that your son is now his own man. He bought ME coffee, plans on moving in with some roommates. How did he pay for coffee and future rent? By being a drummer - in a punk band called Witch's Tit...or something to that variation. I'm obviously a bit worried about how he's going to juggle school with his duties as a drummer, but he said "he's got this." And there's no reason for me to think that he doesn't.

Is it my path? No. Mine was getting a job at Blackrock - and working through college. Then getting burned out and disillusioned, and confused. And given the fact that at Daniel's age, I was already well on my way to becoming a father, effectively ending my short-lived college life to join Blackrock full-time, I'll gladly defer to Daniel for any life choices involving college. I know he knows the value of a good education,and the need to reach that 3.5 to 4.0 sweet spot, so ... if he wants to be a drummer, it's cool by me. He then proceeded to tell me he started vaping - which...ugh. But again,at his age, I ended up sluffing off on homework to either get drunk or stoned with my coworkers after a punishing early morning shift. So... if he prefers vaping to getting drunk, or stoned...again - he's already a helluva lot more on track school-wise than I was at 23.

So, there we have it. I'm sure between now and grad school, he'll need his mom and dad for advice, and possibly a financial life raft here and there. But for all purposes, Danno has pretty much joined the "adult" rank of the Witwicky family. I couldn't be prouder.