unbelievable

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” Oprah Winfrey

one of my best friends came to town yesterday. he got tickets to hear one of his friends perform with the london symphony chorus at the boutique newman theatre at du. the chorus consists of 100 singers. they usually do outreach to perhaps two american cities a year. can you imagine the airfare and hotel bills? the show was superb. very intimate and sometimes emotional. the program was verdi's requiem. my friend (blue) and i went out for supper after the music. my friend g joined us. we chatted, laughed, swapped stories and reacquainted. grilled artichoke and colorado peach and date crisp ala mode stand out in my memory as being especially tasty. as well as my friends faces.

today the friend from london and his partner, vic and andrew, and blue and i will take a drive to vail, have some lunch, and then head back to town. it is vic and andrew's 23rd anniversary, so we have a late supper planned at rioja.

i don't think i have to mention (but will anyway) that legalized marriage is not required for long term happiness. but perhaps it is required to level the legal and the financial playing field a little.

things are really good today. almost unbelievable.