5/9/09

1. That my eBay items sold!
2. That Miriam can now carry on a conversation.
3. That I have earned the respect of a new community.
4. 1 mile (this is going to take a while...)

5/8/09

1. For some really fun kids at story time today.

2.


















Especially from the fountain with ice!

3. That, apparently, I still have some things to offer.

5/7/09

1. For some new direction on the PhD. Though it was a dead end.
2. That sometimes it is very quiet at the library.
3. That I am recovering from my running better than I did 7 years ago.
4. Speaking of which: 1 mile (with a brutal headwind).

5/6/09

1. That Ruth made a call in an attempt to save my academic future.
2. For soap bubbles. Otherwise, yesterday would have been even worse.
3. I'm actually pretty good at my job.

5/5/09

Today sucked, but:
4. 1 mile.

5/4/09

1. For the end of a very long day that started badly. But ended quietly.
2. For all the far-away places that I have seen.
3. For knowing I can live without her.

5/3/09

1. That Cole came home a little early to help put Miri to bed.
2. For the aura borialis. Very pretty.
3. That I can run a mile. So...
4. Back at it. 1 mile.

5/2/09

1. That I got a chance to go out with my family and have some fun without an extra person being there.
2. For cellular technology.
3. That I can follow directions.

5/1/09 (May Day; or Beltane; or Lei Day; or International Worker's Day; or St. James the Less's Day; or whatever.)

1. For a seemingly sincere connection from an unreliable source.
2. For all those that fought and died, who stood watch, so that I may be free.
3. That I am strong enough when I am alone that my friends want to help me when I am.