Definition of A Good Day
Friday morning I woke up at 5:30 am. I put on my jeans, pearl snaps, and boots and drove to WI. The first song to come on the radio was Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road featuring Buddy Miller. I pulled into Super America to get some cash. They were out of cash, but I got free coffee because I brought my mug from home. Note to travelers: Always travel with a ceramic mug. You may get stopped by airport security, but that’s a small price to pay when everybody starts giving you free coffee.
I made it to a gas station off of 23 in WI where I met up with a guy from the Chippewa Falls area. I bought a pedal steel from him. And I got a freakin’ great deal on it! Then I drove back to St. Paul and got home around the time Lydia got on the bus for school.
Mid morning I took off to finish a writing project that I had started back in… October? It was a large project that I had admittedly grown a bit weary of, though I will say I was happy with the work I was turning in all along the way. Well at about 2pm I came home and sent in the final manuscript. It felt great.
Then I checked the mail and I had recieved comp copies of an earlier project I had been a part of. The Bible. That’s right kids, I wrote the Bible. (Are you starting to see why this was such a good day?) Actually the Bible that I had been a small part of was the new Spark Bible from Augsburg Fortress. I’ve done a lot of writing for Augsburg Fortress and I must say that this is the thing project I am most proud to be a part of so far. It’s an aesthetically pleasing, reader engaging format that every third – sixth grader should have.
For supper I made pizza. I love pizza.
After supper I put my guitar in the bike trailer and headed up the road to play at the Bean Factory with Jason, his djembe and his smile. It’s not everyday you get to play a gig with the president of Drummers for a Brighter America. We played songs we haven’t played in 7+ years! Including hits like ‘Our Better Days’ and TV’s and SUV’s (a song written before we owned a mini-van and I got hooked on LOST).
After the show Jason and Erin took my guitar and I raced them home. I love riding my bike and one of the best riding scenarios is a warm summer night and Friday’s unseasonable warmth hit the spot. Back at home Jodi had put the girls to bed and the four of us stayed up late with the finest Milwaukee, Chippewa Falls, and Ft. Collins has to offer.
Yep. It was a good day.