A Top Ten Memoir: 2003 - “Even Though It’s Hard to See the Glass is Full and Not Half Empty…”

In February of 2003 I turned 40 on one of the most fun days of the year.  Frank, Pat, Lee, Rob, and I took what was becoming an annual trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We got our kicks playing tequila volleyball daily in the resort pool.  For every missed ball, a shot of tequila was poured down our throats by a very gregarious Mexican host.  At one poin…