Passions. No, not the soap opera.

Hello All,

When I first started blogging, I intended to do this blog as a way to get people thinking. I have meant to pose the following question to anyone who reads the Lily Pad, but as random thoughts popped into my head, I kept putting it to the side. But now, my mental diarrhea has taken some Imodium and I see fit to ask you now, "What are you passionate about?" I know this seems a silly question, but have you ever really given it too much thought. I would like anyone reading this to mull it over and post your response in the comments page. 5 things, that's all I want to know. I, of course have given this a large amount of thought and I will present my list to you.

1. The love of my life, Diana. I'm not sure if she is a better person for knowing me, but I am a better person for knowing her.
2. My passion for comic books, which comes in a close second. I know without them, my life would not be anything like what it is today.
3. My children, Duncan & Hazel. They're of the 4 legged kind.
4. Literature. Without books, I don't think life would make half as much sense as it does, and even now it doesn't make that much sense.
5. Friendship. Because I hand out so few of them, that the ones I do have are priceless.

Now, there are tons of things I care about. Family, music, and food are just a few extra things that come to mind. But a lot of my family are also my friends, in one way or another. Music and food are necessities to life, and thus passion is limited to the things a person can not live without. When my obituary is read, I wouldn't want anyone to be thinking that I spent all my time at work or doing something I didn't love. I want to be remembered by the things I listed above. So I ask you in all seriousness, "What are you Passionate about?"

That is all,

Newt