Mini-piphany

Have you ever had one of those moments when you are thinking about something; REALLY thinking about something, and you reach a point of some kind of discovery, or realization and things seem very clear, and then three seconds later its all gone and you can barely remember what your original thought was?

I've been having those a lot lately. I call them, "Mini-pihany's"

It usually happens when I'm walking out to my car by myself. Or riding a chair lift, by myself. I've realized it takes too much brain power to have a mini-piphany and talk to someone at the same time.

It's such an interesting feeling for me, because I feel like I accomplish something so cerebral and brilliant, and then its gone in a second, and i have to work so hard to get back to that place in my mind. And to even think of an example of a subject I have had a mini-piphany about takes having a mini-piphany.

It's a bit early, so I probably won't be able to get much deeper. But I hope this is in some way familiar. I think its a pretty cool new term!

Decisions

No, this isn't about the election.
(Although it IS important)

I have told many people that being happy is a decision most of the time. But sometimes that decision is harder to make yourself, and you need others to help you.

I enjoy lots of music, and music makes me happy, in general. But here are some people that actually make me physically and mentally feel HAPPY:

Gene Harris:
See "Summerwind" and "Lil' Darlin" Live at the Loa, and "Bye Bye Blues" from Funky Gene's



Nickel Creek:
Pretty much all of This Side


Dave Matthews Band:
Grey Street, So Much To Say