This week’s summer heat and humidity have my brain
feeling like a tissue that’s been forgotten in the pocket of your favorite
jeans after they’ve been put through the wash.
There are all kinds of things going on in the world that I could raise a
ruckus about, but I can barely raise myself off the couch.
So, in lieu of putting together a series of cohesive thoughts, here are
ten things that (at this particular time and subject to change) I
cannot do without. For argument’s sake,
let’s just agree that electricity, indoor plumbing and, at the moment, air-conditioning, are a given.
1 Dark Chocolate: There are few things in life that can’t be
made better with dark chocolate. If
necessary, I could live on it.
2 Alcohol (including, but not limited to): Wine:
Preferably a Grenache/Syrah blend or a fruity Viognier served with, you
guessed it, dark chocolate. Cold beer: Corona (cases of it).
3 Friends:
The ones who love me not only despite all my flaws, but because of them.
4 Coffee:
French roast, please, with a bit of half-and-half.
5 Books:
By writers who are much, much better than I am. Fortunately, there is no shortage of these.
6 Horses:
That a 1,000 pound creature will allow me to sit on its back and do what
I ask when it could just as easily buck me off and stomp me into the ground
never fails to humble me.
7
My fur babies, Dixie and Mason:
Anyone who lives without an animal in their life is beyond my
understanding and quite possibly a sociopath.
8 Netflix Streaming: I had no idea that I couldn’t live without
this until I got it. Currently,
binge-watching “House of Cards.”
9 Money:
I’m not greedy. I’d be happy with
enough to meet all my needs and some to spare and to share… And maybe influence a few
elections.
10 E-mail: Without which I would actually have to speak
to people.
Coming soon: “10 Things I Don’t Give A Rat’s
Ass About.”
