You know you have won the in-law lottery when they give you four pounds of Peet’s coffee for Christmas. Okay, technically it was for us, but G. doesn’t do caffeine that much any more so it is MINEALLMINE! Stay away! Because I have this weird thing about denying myself good things I’ve been waiting to open it and, like, brew it and drink it until I worked through my Costco beans like a good girl. (What is with that, by the way? Wouldn’t a normal Peet’s lover just rip into it while it was superfresh? The Costco beans can be thrown in the freezer. Why can’t I just enjoy all good gifts rained on me from above without feeling like I have to earn or deserve them? I might be getting a tad overdramatic. I have only had the Peet’s for a little over a week. But still! That is only one example!) Anyway, I’m drinking it now, and it make me happy.

Someone turned off the lasers. Thank you.

I just saw this headline: “Bush predicts Mideast peace treaty before he leaves White House.” Um, good luck with that. If you are getting tired of politics or fed up or cynical, you might want to read LK Madigan’s post about Kenya to remind yourself how minor the annoyances really are. Not to say that they are unimportant or not worth trying to change, but it’s easy to get caught up in it and forget the worldwide context of our political process.

On that note, I’ve got miles to go before I sleep. Have a great day!