By No Means an Exhaustive List of Things that Make 2013 Hopeful

A lot of people make lists of "The Best of..." at the turn of the year.  I've decided to try to take a  more optimistic look ahead and name some things that presently lead me to feel hopeful for 2013.

• The Apocalypse didn't happen (OK, I guess that one is a little bit retrospective)
• Politically- Obama, Hillary, and Jimmy Carter and the Council of Elders
• My discovery, thanks to an election day purchase by my loved one,  of Crown Royal Black
• Early detection
• Senior Basketball (aka geezer ball)
• Old dogs getting second winds
• People's professional generosity and willingness to share what they know and have experienced
• Finding Bigfoot (Animal Planet)
• fireplace inserts
• Marriage Equality

... to be continued...