1. God

2. Odorous

3. Nancy the star of the evening

4. Relaxing on a bench in the town square

5. Roger winning teacher of the year award as his retirement approaches

6. Watching two people speak in their native language (mostly this is not unusual but they were Japanese)

7. Extra efforts

8. Learning about an artist who didn’t seem to take himself too seriously, made paintings he seemed to be happy with, sculptures out of what he found and whimsical poetry

9. And the people who loved him

10. The after dinner speaker provoking thought and perhaps subtly encouraging action

11. Being able to stand