The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past. ~ Andre Maurois

Three Questions, December 25, 2024

What was the most beautiful thing that I encountered today?

The most beautiful thing I encountered today was the service at Carversteak in Las Vegas. While the dinner was very good, the presentation, particularly the pork chop presentation was magnificent. What was really beautiful was the utterly professionally trained staff. If you saw this season of The Bear and you saw the one character train at a top end restaurant, learning what it really meant to provide absolute top level service, that’s what I experienced tonight. It was truly beautiful.

What did I learn today?

I learned that Jon Bon Jovi was married at a Las Vegas wedding chapel on Las Vegas Blvd. at least that’s what their sign said.

What made me happy today?

If you’ve regularly read the Ministry of Happiness blog that I write you know that I’m not a fan of Christmas. It’s the reason most years that I retreat to the desert for the holiday. This year I was also going to be in Las Vegas for Christmas and have good friends who live there. They graciously invited me to Christmas dinner with their family at Carversteak, it was a really wonderful Christmas dinner, good conversation, great company, fabulous food and wonderful service. It was a rare happy Christmas for me.