It's 8pm, and my eyes are getting heavy. Guess I'll cut right to the chase:
1. Anthony Donovan's doctorate!
It's still technically in the works, but I'm thrilled that the process is underway for my friend.
2. The "Live" album by Alison Krauss & Union Station.
This one's on the list of important music recordings in my life. Why has it become rare to find folks who play instruments ridiculously well, sing like angels, and also perform exciting vocal harmonies? AKUS Live features all those things.
I have discovered that it's also the perfect soundtrack for laying in a hammock watching clouds roll by.
3. Being a country boy at heart.
I grew up mostly in the suburbs, but I was born in small town Alabama and spent my formative years there.
There are aspects of city living that I really love, but that didn't keep me from sensing the need to have time away from pavement and concrete surroundings so I can be out where plenty of green grass grows. At some point, I figured out that a little ways out in the country is probably where I'm meant to be.
It's amazing the way exposure to natural environments brings soul renewal.
4. Side hustles.
Making a little money on the side sometimes helps you afford things you wouldn't have the cash for otherwise.
5. Those teaching moments with my students that end up teaching me.
6. The burritos they serve at school.
I can't eat just one without feeling like I let myself down.
7. Birds I see gliding along together in flocks in my new town.
I'm not a bird person at all, but let me give you one word for the flocks of birds I see flying here: stunning.
8. All the pleasant people in my work environment.
9. Amazon's Instant Video refund policy.
They automatically refund money to your bank account if your video playback isn't smooth.
Translation: I just now got to watch Denzel Washington being awesome...for free.
10. Times I allow art to come out of my heart (rather than trying to force it).
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