"For even the very wise cannot see all ends." -Gandalf from The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

Today is my roommate Joo's birthday. It fits her so perfectly that she was born on April Fool's Day. Not that she's a fool or a joke. Rather she has a heightened sense of humor which I greatly appreciate and a laughter to match which I adore. She's a bit annoyed right now because she thinks that not many of her friends have remembered her birthday. Oh… but even the very humorous cannot see all ends. Little does she know that we have a surprise birthday dinner planned for her this night at the southwestern Gaucho Grill and then a relaxing time of coffee and jazz at the eclectic Equator Café.

On a more serious note... For the most part I accept my limitation of not knowing or seeing all ends. Uncertainties don't unnerve me. I don't need to know everything about my life. I guess I am not a control freak. I like to leave the future as a surprise. It doesn't mean that I don't plan for the future. They are just not set in stone. I try to enjoy the adventures of life. The not knowing the future also helps me to appreciate the present and what I do have now. Today is a gift.