The Maggie List.

I wanted to take a moment and point out how much Maggie purely fucking ROCKS. I mean, I realize that I write about stresses and worries and this and that and bric and brac... but I sometimes forget to mention what a complete ROCK STAR Maggie is.

Why is she a complete ROCK STAR, you ask?

Because:

1. She's smart as shit. Don't try to out-logic her: she'll shred your ass. I'm always surprised at her ability to track and dissect a train of thought.
2. She's surprisingly funny. She's not a jokester, but out of nowhere, she can say something completely hilarious.
3. She laughs at my jokes. This is huge.
   
4. She's adventurous: she's gotten me to travel, to ski, and to basically do things I never, ever would have done on my own.
5. She's forgiving. Trust me on that one.
6. She's genuinely kind. She has no interest in harming others. I was raised with the idea that, well, revenge is a-ok, because they deserve it. Maggie has helped me with this.
   
7. She loves her children completely.
8. She's got beautiful blue eyes.
9. She let's me be me, except when I am being too much of a dick.
10. She isn't a pushover.
11. She'll take risks.
12. She's a hard working Irish lass.
13. She enjoys being alive more than anyone I know: she delights in the present.
14. She's got a better moral compass than me.
    
15. She's put up with my ADHD, alcoholic, occasionally quick-to-anger self for 13 years and counting... which is about 10 years longer than anyone else.
16. Apparently, when you mix her genes with my genes you get kick-ass kids.

I just wanted you folks to know this. And I wanted to remind myself, as well.

Love to all. Even you, the guy who has been emailing me under three different names.