The Double-O's. Take a look back through the swirling mists of time.

[wazu]

1. What parts of your life haven't changed at all?

a. Still happily married to the same woman.
b. Still commish for the same fantasy football league.
c. Still a suffering fan of the Kansas City Chiefs

2. What are your top three accomplishments since 1/1/00?

a. Becoming a father, and, I think, a pretty good one.
b. Career success.
c. I'm debt FREEEEEEE!!!! (Thank you Dave Ramsey)

3. What are your top three disappointments since 1/1/00?

a. Gained about 20 pounds.
b. Still too selfish to be the parent I could be.
c. Early in the decade had to work two jobs to make ends meet. A rough time.

4. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your personal experience since 1/1/00? In other words, how did the decade treat you?

I'm going to go with "8". Have to deduct two points just based on the ineptitude of the Chiefs.

5. What was your biggest fork in the road since 1/1/00? Knowing what you know now, would you have chosen the other path if you could go back now?

Becoming a father. It was actually my idea. And hell no I wouldn't take it back, even if sometimes I'd like a day or two off.

6. Compared to your expectations on 1/1/00, how is your life different on 12/31/09 than you expected? How is it exactly as you expected?

On 1/1/00 I saw limits to success that I no longer see.

7. What are your three strongest memories of the 00's? Three best memories?

Strongest:

a. Birth of my first child.
b. Birth of my second child.
c. September 11th, 2001.

Best:

a. Birth of my first child.
b. Birth of my second child.
c. A promotion I received at work.

8. What is your prediction of your life on 12/31/19 (ten years from now)? What will be the same and what will be different?

What will be the same? All of my answers to question #1.
What will be different? We will be wealthy and setting up for very early retirement.

9. What are the three most important events in the outside world since 1/1/00?

a. The initial election of George W. Bush
b. The election of Barack Obama
c. September 11, 2001

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Adam

b. Still too selfish to be the parent I could be.

This is why I never became a father. It's all about me, and I never saw a reason to change that thinking.