The best asparagus......

Not that long ago I was told, I was living a European life style. I guess this means I spend my time enjoying what I do. My time is spent surrounded by food, wine and friends. It must be true. I take great pleasure in spending absurd amounts of time picking out just the right bunch of slender, bright green spring asparagus for roasting and when its time to grill I insist on going across town to the little butcher shop for the best meat I can afford. Living abroad for years has taught me that life can be short and it should be about quality not quantity. Why have lots when you can have the best your circumstances allow? I look at people filling shopping carts with massive amounts of highly processed, low nutritional value foods. That scares me, how did our country become about faster and more. One of the greatest pleasure in life is taking the time to prepare food you enjoy with someone whose company you value. Of course a nice glass of wine is always a good addition. Think about your quality of life, is it what you want it to be? Is it possible to take more pleasure in the small things? What are the little things you take pleasure in? I am sending my hopes that you have or can make time to enjoy the small things, be it a bottle of wine you like or the people around you. Thank you Buddy for reminding me to be thankful for my strange lifestyle.