I just left my neighbor’s cozy house and entered the cold and sparkling world of untouched snow and the full moon in cancer in a crystal clear sky of pure and inky black. The perfectly dry burgandy wine and the warming amber whiskey I drank made me long for something un-named, more deep than the desire of most of mankind… I could cry.

Then I reached my door, reluctant to leave the wondrous night outside. My dog greeted me with a smile at the door, so happy to see me, wriggling against my legs and there were five 16 year old boys at the dining room table playing Dungeons and Dragons, empty popcorn bowl on the table, sleeping bags spread out on the floor, the warmth of a gas furnace… emails and texts of love on my phone.

Isn’t life awesome…