Fraulein Maria/Whiskers on Kittens

I know I said I was breaking up with January, but you know, March and everything… I started to think of all the good times and laughs January and I had and I went crawling back, but she had already moved on.

So what to do. Social distancing will give me some time to work out my own issues before trying to date another calendar month. If I’m honest, I do still find myself dreaming of a gorgeous, blue-skied and sunny July. The heart wants what it wants.

<Transition to the point of post here> I saw the author Tony Schwartz on YouTube TV last night #stayathomeeconomy and this is what he said, “This is a rare opportunity to recognize how much we all take for granted — and what really matters in our lives.”

It’s a Fraulein Maria moment in history. The dog is biting, the bee is stinging. It’s a healthy move to focus on our favorite things, and the gratitude we feel for them.

Here are some of mine, what are yours?

The sail out

K, H & O

Connection

Sibs, Sibs-in law, Family

Friends

Starting lines

Humor

The Kingston Mines (60614)

The “Honey I’m Home” Margarita with Clooney’s Tequila

Johnny Carson

Bobby Orr

Tom Petty

Key Lime Pie

John Irving

Seth Godin

Chapel Hill

BYC

Election Victory (1990 – 75 of 77 counties)

Tortilla Coast (400 First St. SE)

Sun on your face

Coca Cola

Philip Roth

Rockwood Music Hall (10002)

King Estate Pinot Noir

Coldplay

Lawrence O’Donnell

CHARLIE

Tar Heels

The Way We Were

Chicago guitar blues

Meaningful work with and for people that care

Leo’s BBQ (North Kelley, OKC)

Roger Smith Hotel

Being heard

Really listening

North Sound Virgin Gorda

SKEDADDLE

Charlize Theron

Anchored in skinny water southeast corner of Hadley Harbor

La Esquina (114 Kenmare St)

Tim Ferris Show

Walks (laughs) with Betty

JFK (the Prez, not the movie)

Just the right buzz

Boys playing on a Longboat Key beach

Sarah Harmer

Herman Wouk

Jaws

Lake Vineyard (Lagoon Pond)

The (oh so occasional) good ski turn

H&O smiles, hugs and kisses

Tom Brady

Paul Simon

Jerry Maguire

Alvin Toffler (AKA Nostrafreakingdamus)

Titos

Elizabeth Banks

Run DMC

February 3, 2002 (Vinatieri practically kicked it right to me!)

February 8, 2002 (First date)

Ian Bremmer

Swimming in water where I can see my toes

American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center

At sea, going fast under the stars with the right gear and the right watchmate

Having written

The Tarheels

Gary’s (Cannon Mountain)

Kindness

Ed’s (gap) toothy grin

Bermuda Race finish

David Letterman

Mark Knopfler

Boat dates

Neuroscience

Liz Phair

Political economy

Cheeseburger on the deck of the Coral Beach Club

Clarinet Concerto in A Major 

Don’t quiz me ok? but most Mozart

Thinkers with something original to say

B.B. King

Meals at sea

Buddy Guy

Net-Givers

Naughty by Nature

Spirit-forward cocktails

Graciousness

James Taylor

Having run (now having ridden with Emma Lovewell)

Tom Petty

Toasted Blueberry Pop-Tarts with (a lot) of butter

Michael Lewis

Clock Room British Museum (Thanks Myron)

New add – Katie Porter!

New add – Springsteen’s Tunnel of Love and The Rising

Scallops (breadcrumbs and butter nothin fancy)

The whole Cooney 4 on a ski lift with not a ski glove missing

Winning a sailboat race

AMERICAN PRAYER

Netflix show Love is Blind (no, just joshing you)

A great sleep

Squash with Kate

Walks with Kate

News with Kate

Projects with Kate

Okay, okay…everything with Kate

The sail home