There's not much that surprises me anymore.  I have pretty much seen it all.  I remember back when I was officiating basketball and softball and I had been doing both for a number of years I would go out and feel real confident knowing that I had experienced most everything and felt capable even if something new came up.  I feel that way about my life in this my 65th year.  But I do know that even though I believe that I can handle most anything I know that there are lots of things that could happen that I would not enjoy, in fact, I hope to  not experience lots of stuff that I consider painful and nasty.  I see it happening to others and I feel for them, and feel blessed that it isn't happening to me (us).  But I know that it might.  You never know just what life can bring.  I know that I dream of things that are good and I would like it if they happened in my life, but I don't spend much time thinking about bad things that could happen.  I know that bad things will happen and I hope I can handle them appropriately and based on the experience that I mentioned I figure that I will, but the unknown is just that, unknown.  I guess that I have turned pretty conservative in my life.  I don't get out much, and I really don't desire to get out and do a lot of stuff.  I just go along from day to day in my own little world.  Sometimes I hope for that big and special event, but so far it hasn't shown up so I figure that I am going to be okay if it doesn't happen.  No surprises may be a bit boring, but as long as there are no bad surprises I guess I'll keep on dealing with the boring little good surprises that make  up this little life of mine.