Lessons from the week

1. When a restaurant has an $18 bottle of wine special, you will most definitely have more than one.
   
2. When a group of runners stop at corner and yell "SPLIT CHICKEN!" or "ON-ON!" you are in the midst of a NYC Hashers run.
   
3. No matter how rough a day I've had, spending time with shelter animals will lift my mood exponentially.
   
4. Artist Tom Otterness is not as cool as his brass sculptures are.
   
5. No matter how awful a song may seem at first, repetitive listens will almost always guarantee that you love it (or at least it will be stuck in your head for hours on end).

With the fall...

...comes so much awesomeness!  I realize I may be jumping the gun a bit, but I can't help it. So, without further adieu, I present you with:

My Top Twenty List of Particularly Kick-Ass Autumnal Things

   20.  all new seasons of TV shows

   19.  cider
   18.  lower electric bills                               
   17.  Halloween
   16.  rainbows of turning leaves
   15.  switching back to hot coffee
   14.  fingerless gloves
   13.  Thanksgiving
   12.  fresh, crisp apples
   11.  annual Walk for Farm Animals
   10.  jackets with pockets to put things in
     9.  catching the sunset on my way home (thanks to the fall-back time change)
     8.  knee socks

     7.  my pilgrimage to Austin, TX

     6.  sweat-less subway commutes

     5.  cat fur that stays on the cat
     4.  the absence of steamy, garbage-piled sidewalks
     3.  birthdays galore (KK, LB, JZ, LD, mine...I am sure I am forgetting some...)
     2.  being reacquainted with my long lost (but not forgotten) lovers, my cowboy boots
     1.  "cellaring" the white and dusting off the red

You've seen mine, so what are yours?