1. FLUMP!!! The sound Otto makes when he lays down on the hardwood floor. I’ve gotten used to this in the middle of the night.
2. My friend Sara Allison Vokes. 36 years of friendship and love. A true sista from another mista!
3. The smell of lilacs in the month of May. I love this time of year.
4. Spring football….I’m liking the XFL and the USFL!
5. The wonderful staff at Your Dog’s Best Friend doggy daycare. They love Otto, and he truly enjoys his time there.
6. The fact that I’ll be a grandfather in the month of June.
7. The soulful blues of Larry McCray.
8. Wackiness.
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