I'm becoming more like my father. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing, but I realized it the other day when it dawned on me that I was listening to talk radio. I think I'm still in the denial stage. It's only the Tony Kornheiser show, right? I only started listening because I'm a big fan of Pardon the Interruption. But it's not even truly a sports show, so how much longer can I continue to use that excuse?

What's worse is that some times I leave the radio tuned to that station and I start to hear other programs... generally left-wing or right-wing talking heads. My father used to listen to Rush Limbaugh, and thankfully I have not yet encountered him on the station. Few things in life make me want to ball up a fist and hit someone in the face as much as hypocritical self-righteousness.

Aside from the talk radio evidence, I've also noticed myself becoming increasingly libertarian and conservative on fiscal issues. My gut has also enlarged and my back is starting to go bad. It's much like when Luke cut off Darth Vader's hand in Return of the Jedi, looked at his own mechanical hand, and realized he was becoming his father. I suppose it should come as no surprise since studies have indicated that over time children gradually come to adopt the majority of their parents' beliefs. But I always thought that would happen much later in my life (30s, 40s).