What’s the first thing you did today? I mean, after you went to the bathroom and got to the point when it didn’t hurt to keep your eyes open.

For the first time in a long time, I got out of bed and went for a short run. The temperature was perfect. The sky was completely clear. The birds were chirping. I had this sense that I always get at that hour of the day–is every morning this beautiful? And then, how can I miss so many of them?

Then I found a park about 3 blocks from where I live. Right at the entrance to the park is a big sign listing the bad stuff that can happen when you see a mountain lion, and more specifically, what things you can do to keep the bad stuff from happening.

What a perfect day.