Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Beginning a new series

--Reconnecting with old friends (even if it is through Yahoo Messenger)

--Voice recognition software. I wish that it had been this good back when my uncle was still alive who was paralyzed. I think he would have gotten a lot of good use out of it.

--Chocolate covered cashews

--Starting a new year during a 4 day weekend from work.

--Patient blog readers who keep coming to my blogs, even when I go through large stretches of time without writing.

--Cough syrup

--Good service when I try new restaurants

--The scent of a new bottle of shampoo when it is a different scent than the last bottle I had been using

--Ice cream sandwiches