That's how far it is from Alaska to Virginia.

That's the distance the gift that my very thoughtful friend Lee sent to me, just because.

This gift.

It's a shark themed crayon carrier.  It's awesome for a number of reasons:

  • The pattern of the fabric is one I've seen before - I have a bandana made from it, and an awesome bib that was a gift from another friend.
  • It was totally unexpected.  It wasn't a christmas or a birthday gift, just a "just because " gift.
  • Every time I look at it, I think of my thoughtful friend, who is so lovely.

love knowing my friends think of me from afar.  This was such a sweet, thoughtful gift.

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AuthorMako Allen
Categories365 Gratitude

So this post is not about the William Carlos Williams' poem The Red Wheelbarrow.  Neither is it about a whole bunch of depends diapers.

Rather it's about this interesting phenomenon I have experienced sometimes, in my day job as a techie.  Sometimes, you get stuck in the details of a technical problem, stuck so deep inside what you think you need, that you overlook really simple ways around that very problem.

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AuthorMako Allen
Categories365 Gratitude

Started out tonight not wanting to swim. Totally blissed out by the end of it.  

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AuthorMako Allen