The Northern Rangers Murtaugh List

If you keep up with Just South of North, then you know that Brandon has posted several stories over time on the trials of getting old.

Well, he is right. I'm not saying that we are old, but present Casey and present Brandon certainly aren't as spry as college Casey and college Brandon were.

Each week on Monday nights, I watch How I Met Your Mother. I missed this Monday's episode because, well because I went to bed early. (stop laughing)

Anyway, I just watched that episode titled, "Murtaugh." This episode was about Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) trying to prove Ted (Josh Radnor) that he was still young.

Ted keeps a Murtaugh List (named after Rodger Murtaugh of Lethal Weapon) of all the things the group is now too old to take part in. Murtaugh's tagline is, "I'm too old for this (stuff)" He said stuff.

Barney gives Ted his "Old Man List" and each attempts to complete the other's list.

Watching this episode got me to thinking, how many of these items do present Casey and present Brandon partake in?

Here's the lists and how each task either relates to us or doesn't:

Ted’s Murtaugh List:

• Pulling an all-nighter- I only used to do that when I had an 18 page research paper due the next day and I of course put it off till the last minute possible. So no, with no research paper due, no point.
  

• Get ear pierced- Ummm....I didn't do that would I was young. But I think Brandon got his bellybutton pierced once.
  

• Hanging posters without frames- Have you seen my room? It's called art.
  

• Crash on a friend's futon- Whenever I visit friends back on the Eastside, it's a couch for me. Hotel room? Pashaw.
  

• Eating an entire pizza in one sitting- Still do it. I'm not fat either. Somehow, not sure how. Tonight for dinner I ate four mamwich burgers, a lowfat yogurt, two Cadbary cream eggs and a pack of fruitsnacks.
  

• Do laundry at mom's house- I only do my laundry there. It's called a perk.
  

• Put off going to the doctor- Insurance? What's that?
  

• Drinking shots with strangers- An evening with Brandon and there are no strangers.
  

• Leave an annoying two person message on your answering machine- My current voice mail message: This is Casey. Leave a message. AAAAHHHHH!
  

• Help someone move out of a sixth floor walkup in exchange for pizza and beer- If she is hot, Brandon would just help.
  

• Beer Bong- Welcome to Friday night.
  

• Going to a rave- I didn't do that when I was in college. I don't wear tight pants.
  

Barney’s Old Men List:

• Yell at neighborhood kids- I actually did this while writing the blog. They were playing that dang music too loud.
  

• Put on reading glasses- A few more years of staring at a computer monitor and we'll both need them.
  

• Eat supper at 4pm- I do that already. I get hungry.
  

• Go to bed at 8pm- Nope, 9 PM.
  

• Get up at 4am- Nope, drag myself out of bed at 5:30 AM.
  

• Take forever to answer the phone- Brandon doesn't answer the phone. He just texts.
  

Well, looks like present Casey and present Brandon aren't as old as we may think. It appears we are a solid mix of both lists. I guess that means that future Casey and future Brandon are gonna pretty much rock.