Dear Ray,

Happy anniversary.

Here are a few things that I have observed about how you’ve approached life over these past 36 years.

1) Laugh a lot
2) Be serious about details.
3) Live healthy
4) Love hard
5) Be loyal
6) Own up to your mistakes
7) Listen to good music
8) Relish the visual world
9) Be kind
10) Love your children with all your heart
11) Be discerning
12) Be forgiving
13) Don’t whitewash the truth
14) Math is important
15) A good memory is useful (especially in an argument).
16) Help others
17) Don’t be rigid
18) Be adventurous
19) Take risks
20) Be your own person
21) Follow your heart
22) Create the life you want
23) Trust yourself
24) Take time for your friends
25) A good dog or two makes life even better.

Not a bad list for a fellow I’ve chased through the back yard with a very large crowbar!

Let’s keep going for another 36, please.

Love, Len