(Okay, Maybe I Had Four Kinds of Chocolate)

I accomplished many things this holiday weekend:

1. I learned to skip rocks, a skill that eluded me in childhood.
   
2. I climbed a small mountain instead of a big one as the first of the season and thought it was cool that there were toddlers up there too.
   
3. For the first time I did not come in last while playing mini golf.
   
4. I did not punch the officer who gave me a $200 speeding ticket on my birthday.
   
5. I got up early and paddled in the harbor and was home by noon like someone who lives next to the ocean, instead of making a big production out of getting somewhere north to kayak.
   
6. I recognized even more of the landmarks on the shore due to having explored so much on Saturday.
   
7. I was given an unexpected birthday cake at a bbq tonight and did not spit on it while blowing out the candles.
   
8. I only ate three kinds of chocolate when there were five available at the party.
   
9. I never got sunburned despite being outside most of the last three days.
   
10. I opened someone's beer with my belt.