Step Away From the Cake

 What a freaking show. Last night was night one of Sir Elton's farewell tour in Phoenix. It was truly amazing. He is such a performer and puts on an outstanding show. He sang all his hits, well most of them. There are a couple that I love that are not hits. There were lights and videos and it was really and truly awesome. I am so glad we went. My ears will take days to recover. But it was worth it. I honestly don't remember how many times I have seen him in concert. I can remember one but there are others floating around in my head too. My concert going days were a bit of a blur because of the drugs and alcohol that I used to do. Also, honestly, it was over 40 years ago. But this was absolutely worth every penny to see. I love Elton John, always have and always will.  This was the last song - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - and all the smoke was yellow. He came out for this set wearing a robe - not unusual for Elton - but at the end of the song he took the robe off and he had a bas

The assignment this week is daily gratitude for 3 minutes a day. I'm going to try something different and see if this works.  Day 1: Today I am extremely grateful for podcasts. There are a number of things that I do during my day that are boring and routine. Podcasts make those things a little more interesting. I like that they are just people and not necessarily 'stars' or famous people. In fact, I think I like that even more. They tend to become 'stars' of the podcast world but that is not like being a Hollywood star. So today I am grateful for podcasts and the time and effort that goes into making them so I can listen to them. Also, the wide range of topics. There is a podcast for almost every topic and that is good. So today I am grateful for podcasts and all the podcast folks. That is something that I did not think would last and yet it did. Yay  Day 2:  Today my gratitude turns toward winter. I love summer. I love the heat and the sunshine and the smells, ever