I was so excited when my snowblower started that I took some video for posterity. Here's a screencap of my achievement of the week.

The little things (January 2012 edition)

Published Jan. 12, 2012 at 11:18 a.m.

Last night, I rushed home from work, bought some fresh oil and gas and attempted to start my snowblower for the first time in nine months. I held my breath and gave the cord a pull. Nothing. I tried again, then again, then again. Calmly, I pushed the choke button three times, then paused. One more pull, and it sprang to life.

Bring it, snowmageddon. There is little more satisfying to me than hearing my snowblower actually start for the first time each winter.

Hey, in the middle of January, sometimes you have to relish the little things, life's little pleasures.

This week, here are 10 things that make me smile:

My snowblower started on the eighth pull, and ...
... We made it to Jan. 12 without any real snow.
Even in the dead of winter, I can put on a Brewers Spring Training T-shirt and instantly find myself transported to the outfield berm at Maryvale Baseball Park.
In the last 20 years, the Packers haven't started anyone less than an elite quarterback.
Thanks to a trade with Stone Creek, we have hot coffee in our office every single day.
"30 Rock" is back tonight.
I can count on Twitter to amuse me pretty much 24/7.
At age 76, this is probably Ron Paul's final presidential run.
If I am having a bad day, I can tune in to a rerun of "Cops" on cable TV (in HD) and be thankful that at least I'm not being arrested on national television.
I'm going to Las Vegas next weekend.

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Aardvark | Jan. 18, 2012 at 10:26 a.m. (report)

Matt Flynn is not elite

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beefsupreme | Jan. 14, 2012 at 1:57 p.m. (report)

really? you think morality can be legislated? you don't want a proven cancer cure legalized? you are sick of the message of everyones right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

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sandstorm | Jan. 13, 2012 at 11:52 a.m. (report)

nit picking here but neither Rodgers or Favre were elite when they first started for the Packers.

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EastSideMKE | Jan. 13, 2012 at 8:59 a.m. (report)

Hmm, so you'd rather have an empty suit like Obama or Romney be our next POTUS as opposed to somebody who believes in what they say and has a consistent record to back it up?

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