BLESSED! It was so nice getting to read my poem today at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery. The spirit of the ceremony for honoring and remembering our military was so moving! When you contemplate the incredible number of countries there are in this world, and the odds of having the privilege to be born here in America, you can't help just feeling lucky. And really, really, really grateful. So thank you, U.S. Military, living and dead, for giving me the protection and freedom I don't deserve, and thank you, God, for plopping me down here in the gloriously independent U.S.A. to not just survive, not just exist, but LIVE-- live freely and wildly, as I see fit, without cause for fear. Happy Memorial Day!