Garbage, tonight. And before that, shopping for Dale's birthday present.

He will be 18. He will get his licence, be able to come drinking, play pool in bars, and unlock a reward that has been laying in wait for many years. I am glad that he will finally have it.

My brother in many ways, is like me. I can see him going through stages that I went through myself when I was his age. He has good in him. That's the best way to describe it. He is generous and good-hearted and honest and hard-working. Of course, at times he is thin-skinned and impatient. But still. He's a good person.

I will be proud to welcome him into adulthood.