| 1.
Sharing a drink with my son at a neighborhood bar soon
after he turned 21 and talking for hours. |
| 2.
Playing music with my old friend, Andy Ploof, at
the Boathouse on a gorgeous summer evening. |
| 3.
Seeing Sam Bush at a free concert with my wife
in Olathe, Kansas on another awesome summer evening. |
| 4.
Being deeply moved at collective color-blindedness
on November 4. |
| 5.
Viewing a documentary about Eastern religion and
seeing myself in it. |
| 6.
Making new friends in every aspect of my life. |
| 7.
Knowing that Ann Coulter won't speak publicly for
awhile. |
| 8.
Life on Mars and Chuck... Two of my favorite
shows. |
| 9.
Maintaining my weight loss another year. |
| 10.
Seeing Tom Waits and Randy Newman in concert. |
| 11.
Tivo |
| 12.
Wearing hats, knowing I'm getting odd looks, and
not caring. |
| 13.
Knowing my long distance friends are still out
there and care that I'm alive. |
| 14.
The feel of a fine instrument in my hands and being
able to describe it to others. |
| 15.
Despite my flaws, knowing that I'm still welcome at
the table with respectable humans. |
| 16.
The crack of a real, wooden bat in a baseball game
that does not feature a designated hitter. |
| 17.
At age 49, not having become "comfortably numb..." |
| 18.
Believing in the future... |
| 19.
The amazing walk my wife and I took through the
prairie preserve in Olathe, KS. Glorious. |
| 20.
Seeing dozens of friends and family show up at
the Bottleworks to hear Prairie Soul do what we do. |
| 21.
Reading my son's first attempts at writing the "Great
American" novel. |
| 22.
Quiet
moments with Annie, my dog, as we walk and she finds
joys in smells I can only imagine. |
| 23.
Hearing "Astonishing" live
as
sung by Casey Erin Clark at Little Women: the Musical. |
| 24.
Reading
my father's journals and knowing they're mine to digest
whenever I need to.
|
| 25.
The fact that art can still make me cry... |
