1. My idea of luxury used to be to enjoy varieties of craft beer and to indulge from time to time in an anniversary ale or a bourbon aged ale, usually stout, and to try out breweries wherever I traveled or lived.
I haven't drunk a beer now since May 10, 2024, the before I received a new kidney.
Now my idea of luxury is to buy baked products at Beach Bum Bakery.
Today I bought twelve everything bagels to freeze and I'll thaw them on Christmas Eve and they will be our breakfast treat on Christmas morning.
I also bought a loaf of dreamy French bread and a solid dense mini-loaf of rye bread.
Rebekka had my bag all loaded up and I noticed she had one more molasses ginger cookie left.
I couldn't resist. (Well, didn't want to!)
I ate it this afternoon with a fresh homemade latte.
Luxury.
2. In a relaxing way, I've been working on getting familiar with a wide range of classical music, not only to enjoy these pieces in the moment, but to develop the ability to identify compositions when they come on the radio.
Today, I experienced a success that made me happy, made me feel like I'm making some progress.
On one of the shows I was listening to, Brahm's 4th Symphony came on and I immediately recognized it. It was as if the Cars' great "My Best Friend's Girl" or AC/DC's" Thunderstruck" had come on. As I listened to Brahm's Fourth, I was able through much of the symphony to anticipate what was coming next, something I never could have done just two months ago.
Recognizing and enjoying Brahm's 4th Symphony won't bring the price of beef down, but it sure brought me joy.
3. As he does so often, Rich "Rocket" Brock, my Whitworth roommate and lifelong friend, humbled me today. I was feeling pretty sassy for having been writing this blog for just over sixteen years and having made 7000 posts, but then Rich's wife, Amy, posted a video of Rich being honored for having been a twenty-five-year employee at K=Love radio. He received a plaque on a huge stage in front of an SRO crowd. His name and picture were projected onto a huge screen. The audience went mad and someone had made a Go Rocket sign and waved it like it was the seventh game of the World Series.
Congratulation Rich!
I loved seeing and hearing in the audience's enthusiasm for you and in the laudatory comments made on Amy's post that you are a beloved long timer at K-Love, much appreciated and highly respected.
YES!
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