any accomplishment is a good one

Last night I saw a legend. Quincy Jones.

I was at a BAFTA screening called QUINCY, followed by a Q&A with the man himself.

His accomplishments are innumerable. And while I knew of some, many were big surprises. There aren't enough hours in a day for him to get done all the very big things on his to-do list. His friends (not acquaintances) include world leaders, top singers, and A-list actors. He quotes Mark Twain as easily as he recounts stories with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Colin Powell, Oprah and more. And at 85, he is not done.

I doubt any one of his days has ever been spent doing nothing. Or worse, doing the mundane. Like the day I spend today.

I am having the inner shelves in my kitchen cabinets replaced as they are sagging, so I need to empty out everything.

Having to do that, I decide to keep only what I need. That leaves a lot of stuff to give away or toss, including:

This slicer that's been sitting in my cabinet since I bought it, whenever that was. I am not even sure anymore what it's used for.

Multiple salt and pepper shakers.

Plates I once loved that have since been replaced by others I love more.

An unused All-Clad pepper grinder (I think it was a promotional item that came with something else I bought), and a never-opened garlic press that I had to have; now I buy the garlics already peeled.

Baking pans and cupcake liners; I can't remember the last time I baked, and as for cupcakes or muffins — when did I ever make those?

Parts that apparently go with something but not sure what that something is.

Lots of serving pieces for when I entertain; but I only entertain a couple of times a year. 

Drinking glasses and wine glasses that I just have too many of, and a few other glass pieces I never use.

Duplicate utensils (spatulas, tongs, wooden spoons, etc).

Multiple school mugs and water bottles commemorating my son's graduation from high school and college; I decide one of each is enough.

Gadgets I never use (like a cheese grinder).

And anything without a noticeable expiration date.

But then I come across this:

And though I'll never use these again, I'll never part with them either.