List

A pair of columnists in my local paper got tired of talking about the election so, on a positive note, published a list of their favorite things. I'm having a little trouble getting the energy together (blame it on the new job) for full posts, but I thought I could tackle the same kind of list.
So in a celebratory spirit over Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama*, here's my list:

Emerson String Quartet
Weekend to-do lists
Fall
Minnesota Literacy Center
Mad Men
Dunn Bros coffee
Midtown Greenway bridge
The board shear at Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Vera at Wet Paint
my MacBook
Helpful salespeople
Minnesota cornfields
Walter Mondale
Bruce Springsteen
Spoonbridge and Cherry in the Walker Sculpture Garden
Ngon Vietnamese Bistro
Open Book and its book-like stairway
Obama signs on my block
Maira Kalman
New York Times
Ultra fine point Sharpies in all the colors
Jorja Fleezanis playing anything
Tiny cupcakes at Lucia’s bakery
Target
Salsa Lisa

*oops, I promised not to talk about the election. My bad!