Stepping Out

My biggest revolution as an adult has been that I work best with 8 hours of sleep. Since my alarm goes off at 5:00 am, I try to make my way upstairs at a time that is about the same time I begrudgingly went to bed in elementary school. Back then, I assumed there was all kinds of fun after my early bedtime. These days I often pass on school night invitations if they mean staying out later than 9:00 pm.

So when I got an email from a long-time friend inviting me to a concert tonight I hesitated at first. I have no idea who the band is other than they are a funk rock band that formed in the 70s.

What I do know is how much I enjoy hanging out with this particular friend, one of the first people I met when I moved to the area close to 40 years ago. So tonight, I'll stay up and enjoy some of that fun I was sure was happening way back when.

My 10-year-old self would be so excited.