... and my beautiful wife, Christy
( who wouldn't let me give up on the dream, even if I wanted to )
 
... and my parents,
to whom my happiness has always been more important than their own
( even when they thought I was nuts! )
 
... and Sammi the dog, and Una & Vicki the cats
 
... and Fred & Gandalf & Emma the cats
( gone but NOT forgotten )
 
... and my computer, which allows me to be visually creative,
even in the absence of artistic talent,
and which gives me music production tools
that the Beatles could only dream of!
 
... and the ocean ... and the mountains
... and the complete and total absence of snow
 
... and traveling ... and coming home
 
... and John Grisham
... and Robert Ludlum
... and Malachy McCourt
 
... and John Travolta
... and Cate Blanchett
... and Quentin Tarantino
 
... and The West Wing
... and BallyKissangel
... and So Graham Norton
 
... and the occasional confusion caused by the concept
of a non-drinking Irishman!!