Just because

Because I had my two year old say “Buenos dias papi” and didn’t want me to go to work, because when I woke up this morning I felt the warmth of my wife and her very pregnant belly next to me, because it wasn’t hot when I left the house, because my car was clean, because there wasn’t that much traffic, because the sky was blue and the sun was shining, because I work with smart, caring and brilliant people, because Bob Marley wrote Three little birds and I shouldn’t worry about a thing, because every little thing is going to be alright, because the space shuttle will be launched in two days, because I ate three enchiladas that were super delicious, because coffee is the elixir of the gods, because Tampa has a great library system, because the Ipod is one of the greatest inventions…ever, because I went to the post office and didn’t have to make a line, because M &M’s are delicious, because when I stare at a Picasso I see beauty, because I’ve seen children laugh, because change is coming, because I remember my abuela, because flan is way better than cake, because there are a few hundred young people walking around in the world whose lives I changed, for the better. Because those same young people have hope in the future…

I wrote this...because today was a good day.