Iron Pol

Okay, I have a confession to make.  Past comments that I never dreamed of becoming an Ironman until the very recent past aren't quite accurate.  There was a time when I was younger when I wanted nothing more than to be an Ironman.  More specifically, I wanted to be THE Ironman.  Of all the superheros from my childhood, Ironman was always tops.

Let's face it, Ironman could do everything.  Start with the nearly indestructable exoskeleton.  Add the ability to fly via thrusters in his boots.  Top it all off with the various beams he could shoot from different parts of his outfit.  Ironman was the coolest.  It didn't hurt that he was friends with some of the other mega-cool superheros of the day.

Now, Robert Downey, Jr. gets to live the dream of many kids, both past and present.  Playing the role of Dr. Tony Stark, Downey is receiving wonderful reviews for bringing this comic book hero to the big screen.  This is one movie that may motivate me to hire a baby-sitter, spend (quite) a few bucks, and take the wife out for a bit of "adult" time.

And when Tony Stark takes his suit out for a test flight and Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" is playing in the background, I can hold my head high.  I might not have an indestructable, rocket-powered suit.  But I did manage to become Ironman.

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