Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2)

1. Novocain works

2. so does central heating

3. holiday shopping online instead of stores

4. now that it is colder, the cat wants more attention and lap time. . . I realize it is probably just for body heat, but nice anyway

5. except for today’s minor dental stuff, not having any health problems

1. I can walk/talk etc. . .

2. so I have a precious human life that I’m able to take advantage of. . .

3. still employed at job I don’t hate (too much anyway)

4. I’m seeing that repeatedly doing the same thing while expecting different results is definition of insanity (or as I perhaps incorrectly understand it “samsara”)

5. ain’t nobody I knowed ever got murdered

1. having wet weather gear and a stocking cap in the car trunk (or boot) on Saturday

2. despite the weather work wasn’t too bad Saturday

3. my buddy having an extra jacket I could borrow in his car for the cool afternoon at the folk festival

4. seeing lots of great music from all over the world that came to visit my little corner of it yesterday

5. That we went to the festival on cool mostly sunny day and I worked the tropical storm day.

6. not being too annoyed with the weather and all the trite complaints about it being so cold and wet. . . “I thought this was supposed to still be summer, heh, heh, heh.”

- got some good feedback in a couple of areas

- work seems to be going well

- having shelter and owning a vehicle

- flexibility and mobility

- coffee is ready!

1. Listening to podcasts of Radiolab which is a really fascinating radio show about science.

2. Day of rest (to steal a phrase from Neil’s list for a similar idea. . . I’d have said being kind of lazy myself)

3. Finding Food Network on Hulu

4. Having a raincoat in the closet and not in the car when I needed to go out in the storm

5. 43T where I can interact with and get support from “virtual” friends I feel like I know in an anonymous online kind of way

6. Facebook where I can waste time online, I mean interact, with friends (I actually know in person)

“Bill” is staying out sea

It cooled down from miserably hot to just uncomfortably warm

Picking up something for dinner from the little small town market

Work wasn’t too bad this week

Paddling trip planned for tomorrow. . . assuming we don’t get tropical storm fringe effect bad weather

air conditioning

power steering

continued employment

continued relatively good health

being inside and dry as it is still raining and starting to thunder and lightning again

1. for safe travels over weekend and all the people who made that possible: pilots, flight attendants, ground staff, security, engineers who designed jets, Wright Bros, etc

2. nice visit with family

3. Our team (The Cubs) won the Major League Baseball game we went to see, plus they swept the weekend series

4. nice bag of vegetables from this week’s CSA share

5. work wasn’t too bad the first day back

1. Car runs well. . .ought to for what they charged to fix stuff! 8-)

2. Saving a little money, by fixing the head light wiring problem myself.

3. Replacing the wiring harness was relatively quick and easy.

4. Interesting films at the festival.

5. Vacation week for seeing films and later traveling this weekend to visit family.

1. I still have job. . . so I’m grateful for that and not whining about having to work 12 hours on a holiday

2. I get overtime pay.

3. I’m grateful it isn’t swelteringly hot and humid. . . and not whining that it is still cloudy, foggy, dismal and sporting 60% chance of rain. (again)

4. Last movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that just came on the radio

5. Coffee. . . which I’ll need more of to get through the day