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ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth

Days off or days on beth 's country girl roots have her up early enough to wake up the roosters. I know longer try to pretend to be asleep when she starts stirring. I smile intend of feigning grumpiness, looking forward to her unique way bringing my cream for my coffee. Today we greeted the dawn together on our balcony watching the first rays of the sun come over the hills around LA. The sparking reflections hitting the ocean replacing the lights being turned off on land.

Our presence here may be predicated upon western Europeans invading another's territory and exploiting an indigenous people. Fortunately I am old enough to have a been taught that Columbus was a hero of Italian decent to be proud and have parades; offsetting his currently growing reputation as an invading exploiter. I can reason through the new history and believe that the reality was something in between, and a function of perspective. Then again, the earth has been around the sun over 500 times since then and the current day resulting society may have its warts, but still provides the best opportunity for opportunity; appreciating my jaded perspective.

I've never been happier, never been more content. Thanks to whatever force; natural, deity, or random occurrence, that brought us to this place today.