lucky bastard

I think the universe is trying to tell me to lighten up.

I have been in a weird place the last couple of days here at the HOW conference. I even posted about negativity, and trying to be positive, or at least trying to be balanced.

Then, somebody I was talking to on the trade show floor GAVE me his Red Sox tickets. I told him I had looked online for tickets but was not finding anything cheap or easy, and he asked if I wanted to see the game anyway. He went away for a sec and came back with two tickets to last nights' game. Weelll, in case you live under a rock: Jon Lester pitched a no-hitter last night. First lefty since 1956. The Sox won 7-0. Jason Varitek caught his 4th no-hitter, a record. It was very exciting! It's my first visit to Boston, my first time at Fenway. The place and fans rock. They are insane. It's funny to see the main badge of honor among fans: a Sox ballcap so old and raggedy it's not even blue any more. The wearer is obviously a die-hard. And there are tons of them.

So, since then I have felt a little brighter, a little better, and have been jotting things in my notebook that have a more hopeful tone. I will post some of those notes a bit later.

Thank you, universe!