Each day I arise from sleep with optimism for the day... I simply MUST get up and find out what will happen in the next chapter of my life! It's just a matter of time, right? I mean, the shit of life... the real pits can't last forever, even though it seems it does. Something good has GOT to come my way once in a while.

Today was like colorful confetti blasting all around...... even getting in my nose and mouth from smiling so much.

No, nothing major.. I didn't win the lottery, get a promotion or overcome some grand disability.... but I did make a human connection, a new friend... the kind of person who enters your world and changes it forever... a like-minded person who validates the thinking so many people "don't get"... who shares philosophy, wit and sees deeper than the surface.

Thank you, Ma'am, if you're reading this... for the Starbucks slushy coffee blend and the academic geek talk, the girl talk... and making a memory. You are a guru, a mentor and a lady with whom to reckon. And every patron in the coffee shop wanted "in" the events of the day and a piece of the hands-on work we made into fun... And there is work to do and lots of opportunity. You are going to be famous!

I've often described an overriding feeling in my life of each day being a dog who plays with cats (dogs and cats can get along just fine)... but to find another dog (like me) to play with and work on life goals/dreams sure is a fine thing.

A project is in the works... and I'll be blogging about THAT in the near future.

Today, I celebrate a new friendship.