I bit the bullet.

I took a dive.

I joined the club.

After almost 40 years of not being able to hear much out of my right ear due to an accident, today, I can hear again.

Just in time to listen to the crowd roar tonight.

Go Blue Devils.

This evening, I am grateful for enough in the bank to get a new ear.

I am grateful for the whatever it is that is making it not so rough to accept this new season.

I am grateful for hair over my ears.

And I am grateful for cute shoes.