Wednesday, May 6, 2009

85. Two words:

Itemized. Deductions.

Money is--oh so thankfully--not a major, pressing concern in my life. For the time being, anyway.

Thank you, Uncle Sucker.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

84. I'm back in action!

Wow, I went a whole month without posting? Really? This so-called "year of thanksgiving" is going to end up with more holes than the plotline of a recent comic book prequel movie (zing!).*

But I digress.

Regardless, I'm back! And so thankful for the fact that I've been on a real upswing. Everything just seems to be going incredibly well for me lately, and the past week or so has seen me in a constant state of near-giddiness (and in some cases, outright giddiness).

I feel energized. Kinetic. Frenetic. Manic, even. I have a new idea ever minute. A new possibility every hour. A new friend (or twenty!) every day. Things are moving, pieces falling into place, life--if only but for a spell--seems to make sense right now.

Get this: I'm even loving LA right now. When do I ever say that?

That said, the pendulum may (and likely will) swing to the other side any day now. So I'm doing my best to get things done and enjoy every second of this life-high.

In the coming posts, I'll share some of the specific reasons for my current state of euphoria (I want to spread this out, y'know? I might even have enough 'thanksgivings' to get me to post #100). But first, one of the major reasons, and the impetus behind my renewed blogging:

A friend hooked me up with an awesome new computer...for free!

If you'll recall, I had to go without a computer for some time. It's a long story, but essentially I sold it to one my kids in Kurdistan.

So in re-connecting recently with the guys who accompanied me to Iraq last summer, I told them of my sad estate as a technological transient. One of the guys had an immediate solution: he could score me a used iMac, one that--while in pristine condition--was no longer needed at his office.

And just like that, I now have a new--and ridiculously awesome--desktop to call my home!

I'm indebted to my friend Jon. What a great guy; what a blessing he is to me!



*If you still need help, the movie rhymes with "Wolverine."