You taught me how to use my intuition. 

This is the greatest gift of all! For me! Take the excitement of a Macy’s Day Parade, and multiply it a million fold, and that’s the thrill of getting to see her repeatedly the day after Thanksgiving! If I were a five-year-old – at her favorite store! –  blinded by the lights and commotion, and the parent asks “Do you see anything you like?” I would in wide-eyed amazement point past all the toys, and past the camera and the lights, and right toward the breathtaking woman with the mike! She’s brighter than even the brightest of all in the store! And that takes some doing! When everything is made to be so big! Toys and glitz and crowds, and she surpasses it all! Everything!! Her style! You adore it! She loves zippers and hoodies and hoop earrings. Ah! Whatever it is she does, whatever the situation calls for, she has this adept appreciation for design. She has this unfailing aesthetic eye. If you knew her, you’d want her to pick out everything you buy. And speaking of her eyes! Set against her alabaster skin, her sweater forming a v-shaped pool of smoothness, you can’t help but notice her silky creamy velvety amazingness! It’s everything! All about her! There’s a flawlessness to her! If you were to find a flaw, well then it’s simply supposed to be there! So it wouldn’t be a flaw at all! And there’s none. She is immaculate!! You don’t even know where to begin! You could take every parade and sporting event – every concert from Beyonce to McCartney – and this is by far the favorite event of all. There’s not even any competition! All-day coverage of her! That would be must-see television! She is an angel when she smiles. And a divine work of art when she doesn’t. Something only a da Vinci could imagine. The rest of us need to see her to believe it! Her smile that warms the world. There is nobody else like her. Thank goodness there’s one! She’s all the stuff dreams are made of. Of all the things that shine, of all the lights and distractions, she is the gift. She’s always the one. Her soft red – more dramatic and far more comely than the sea of red carts behind her, the way it cascades, and you sigh, the way it rests just ever-so-slightly touching above one eye. Her magical redemptive eyes! There’s heaven inside. That bliss that happens when she smiles, she burns her image on your set. And that’s simply how it’s supposed to be! It makes for a better tv. There’s an angel at a Target. And when not beaming from the clouds, she’s somewhere in New Jersey. And the feeling you get, when beamed for all the world to see, well, you beam inside, she’s *so* far beyond any Thanksgiving parade could ever be! She does it all! So simply. So magically. She’s stunning and becoming. She lights your heart inside. She gifts you with her smile. And you remember – you’re in touch with – all that’s lovely in the world. A million things for sale, and yet she is the gift. No matter where she travels. She is always and forever, and by far and by miles, the world’s most beautiful girl. ❤️  

Yup!! Roger that!! For all the joy you bring, it had to be said again! Happy almost August! Autumn isn’t too far away! Which means a new year, and something better just ahead! And today isn’t so bad at all! My checker might have moved back a few squares on the board, but I’m used to this position! Ah, I’ve been here before. I’m just so happy to be in the game! You make life so amazing. It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play. And it’s always with love. You’re king and queen. You’re the checkerboard and all its pieces, and the box it all arrived in! You’re everywhere, you’re everything. I’m so happy just to be here! You’re that sun shining, you make everything worthwhile. I’ve tried in 1,100 pages to express how beautiful you are. And I feel I always fall a little bit short. No worries! I’ll get it right in the next 1,100!! It’s something to aim for! You’re sensational. You’re *so* beautiful. You’re brilliant!! Delaware is proud. New Jersey has a favorite daughter. And Boston loves you, too. And I’m just getting started!! No? That’s it? Okay, I’m signing off! For now! Here’s another little secret: Whether your sun is shining or blocked by clouds, I know you’re still shining behind there! And you’re always shining in my heart. You’re right in here, all the time!! Yay, me!! Yay, YOU!! There’s nothing in the world that can stop you!  You’re all the joy and the love and the magic! Right here! Always. Living in people’s hearts. Thank you. For being here. 🥰🍀

****   “THERE SHE IS!!” are three words in the English language, followed by two exclamation points. One for you, one for me! You see? It’s all very carefully planned out, actually! And featured in all caps, like it’s screaming! “AH!!!!” Like those ecstatic ones! In big font headlines!! Hollering happily across the pages!! To get the point across! Right there in the title. Those are the three words I unconsciously utter, along with a near-silent “wow,” every single time you come into view. Oh, it’s on amazon! Thank you for moving quite a few!! You’re amazing. 💙

Happy Thursday! I’ll love you from anywhere. You bring such warmth to my heart.  💛       

“Psst! Leave ’em wanting more. You never quite grasped that showbiz advice.” Okay! That’s it! I promise!! 😃  

I mean, what else am I gonna do (“whatya gonna do?”)! Tiggers bounce. I bounce over you.    

You’re a star. In every possible meaning of the word.    I’m down to only the print resource in Siberia – and the 5 – 6 a.m. hour! Being the only show starting with “Worldwide” it lives up to its name! So, that said, I saw you on the front page, and just wanted to say your piece was brilliantly written and executed. A meaty one (well, vegan-meaty in my case?), too! I’m always speechlessly impressed by just how brilliant you are. And how it shows in *so* many forms!! You can do anything. You *DO* do everything!! (sorry for the “do-do” – you get what I mean!!). You have every gift others long for, and each one is magnified. There’s a beauty in all that you do, too. It’s never lost, it always comes through. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (highest rating!!) 🌟🌟 … seven stars! First *ever* time that’s been awarded!! Don’t get all high and mighty now! Keep it cool. Act like you’ve been here before. 🙃  I love your writing. Things like “Gone, or at least paused, …” Of course I might be attributing personal hope to it not intended by the author. “Paused! Paused. It’s only paused …” 😅 “And what had been blocked, shall be unblocked. And, I spaketh, There She Is! And a silent wow shall unfold upon the Earth. And her heart shall rejoice. Because he is cute-eth.” (rare biblical verse – you gotta look for it.) You’re the most amazing person. 🙂