The Birthday Wish List

It's never too early or too much to ask for what you want. Here's some things I'm looking forward to doing, having, or being in my birthday month...

1. Be completely fun, free, and fearless. (f3) It's a moment. I'll know when it hits me.
2. Watch the Yankees. They play Boston and Seattle in May.
3. Skydive.
4. See Mama Mia the musical. What can I say, I'm an Abba fan.
5. Change my last name to Lavarro. After a year, I should have time to do this now.
6. Eat crabs. No, I 'm not just going to go to Pathmark.
7. Write 10 new poems or creative anything. Damn, I got to get cracking on this.
8. Run 10k in 50 minutes. Again, got to get moving on this.
9. Tread water for 15 minutes. Swim. There's so much training in this list.
10. Do something extraordinary for others.

This is a list in progress. Progress is good.

Perfect Day

It's interesting how the weather can have so much impact on everything.

This past weekend, I could have sworn that I could just do anything. The sky was an endless blue. The sun was warm and bright. That alone had me feeling almost invincible, like nothing could go wrong.

I enjoyed the simple pleasure of driving with the top down. Okay, I wasn't exactly driving. I was cruising on the passenger side.

I was simply amazed by how ecstatic I was to step into a day like that. For no other reason than the sun was blazing, not a cloud in sight, and my eyes could rest on the endless blue above.

I like stepping out the door and just being happy.