The Insider

I love being on the inside of inside jokes... It's so nice to be included in something secretively funny. I feel sorry for people around who are clearly on the outside of an inside joke... I'm that guy frequently... but it's the close connection, the secrecy of the laugh that makes it all the better.

You Shouldn't Have

I blogged earlier about how I like it when I get a surprise... I think I like giving the surprise more than getting it.

I love seeing the look on people's faces when they receive something you got them. There's nothing better than knowing that someone thought of you... except for maybe seeing people realize that you thought of them.

Home

I enjoy the Michael Buble song, yes... but home really is where I feel most comfortable.

Lying around in my sleeping attire... watching some tv... talking to the people I care about most.

Don't get me wrong, I love travelling more than most activities... but not quite as much as I enjoy coming home from those adventures.... and then getting ready to go back out again.

Urban Outfitters

In the city. Foreign city...

Feeling like a local.

Coffee in the outdoor lounge after some shopping on a warm spring evening.

Maybe it does get better than yesterday.

Wide Open Spaces

Blue sky. Bright, blue sky.

Sun shining.

Aviators on.

Doesn't get much better.

Ode on a Grecian Urn

I'll be the first to tell you that I'm not a history guy. I took history the one year it was mandated in high school and that was it. I just am not a fan about reading about what happened in year's past.

That all changes when I go to Europe, however. I have a greater appreciation for the past when I'm walking around where it actually happened. I am amazed at how old buildings were built up hill tops and through mountains when we could barely construct similar facades and structures today.

Greece is filled with ruins of history. It's pretty impressive and humbling at the same time.

Happy Campers

I've been doing my best to be so positive this year... trying to look on the bright side, trying to be more grateful and appreciative of everything I have... trying to be less curmudgeonly...

And wow... I have a new appreciation for those around me that are already what I have been aspiring to be like. They are so much more fun to be around. They can make a mundane situation fantastic... and on the contrary... one rotten apple really does spoil the bunch.

Boo hiss to Debbie Downer....
Cheers to the happy camper.