I'm so glad you asked that question, Jespah. I was too embarrased to admit my ignorance.
Kissing the nape of a baby's neck.
The scent of Dys.
Listening to Pink Floyd while driving toward a New Mexico sunset.
Sally and Dante in bed with us.
Assam tea.
Maker's Mark bourbon.
Champagne
Offbeat, intelligent friends.
Smiles or sighs between strangers whle looking at a beautiful scene.
Sharing the beauty of nature with someone you love.
My older son's girlfriend, hoping she will someday be my daughter-in-law.
LIFE
Have to add:
Reading the posts on this wonderful thread.
jespah wrote:hingehead wrote:1. Csabai
....
?
It's a salami, of hungarian origin, but a company in Australia, Don Smallgoods, makes the ultimate version of it - makes chocolate taste like sand in comparison. Csabai (pronounced chub-eye) hhmmmmmmmmmmmm.
1. rolling ocean waves and crying seagulls
2. salty, crunchy snacks
3. rain on the roof
4. waking before dawn
6. old radio shows
7. greyhounds
8. going barefoot
9. sizzling grills
10. empty calendars
They came to me in this order
1. The human brain
2. The sense of touch
3. A starry night (and the human brain wandering)
4. My children
5. The capacity of laughter (and laughing and laughing)
6. The sound of a fallen leaf being crunched under my shoe.
7. The Olympic Games (and the Football World Cup & MLB)
8. Water, orange juice.
9. The internet
10. My wife's (& even better, my mother-in-law's) cooking.
Hmmm...
Horses
Having four of my five senses in good working order
Horses
Sunshine
Horses
People to talk to
Horses
Beer
Horses
Laughter
Oh... did I mention horses?
Seriously though:
Horses
Having four of my five senses in good working order
Sunshine
People to talk to
Beer
Laughter
Compassion
The ocean
The mountains
To be alive
Sweet stuff, everyone. And thank you for clearing that up, hingehead, I had thought it was an early morning typo.
what am I grateful for?
Each day
my daughter
my wife
my wife giving me a handjob
sex
Mets
Giants
Rangers
oh yea, the coffee i'm drinking.
And coffee pulls through yet again.
today i am thankful for bagels buried in cream cheese.
Thanks for this thread, Jes. I've had a great time reading and a wonderful time thinking up my response.
1. Boids
2. A cool breeze on a hot summer day
3. Broiled lobster
4. Pets
5. The creativity of the human mind
6. Paul Newman
7. Snow
8. The quiet of night
9. Birthdays (mine is today) and the annual birthday wish when you blow the candles out
10. Breathing in both directions (in and out)
Roberta--
Happy birthday! May your editing jobs be fascinating all year long.
Hold your dominion.
Thanks Noddy, Osso, and boomer. Didn't mean to turn this into a happy birthday thread for me. I'm greatly looking forward to my birthday wish (I take these things very seriously), and I've been thinking about it for a few days. That's why it popped into my head. If Jespah had posted this thread in February, I would most likely have had a different tenth choice.
Well, this prompts me to mention CAKE as number 12.
Hippity happy boithday, 'Boita!
Didja know that today is also Latvian Independence Day? Fact. Nov. 18, 1918, the Letts told Lenin they weren't gonna be no part of no Soviet Union, having shaken off the shackles of the Tsar. I'm thankful for that, too.
Hiya Andy, Thanks for the birthday wishes. I had no idea that November 18 was Latvian Independence Day. My father's family came from Latvia, but they got here before 1918. Maybe that's why it never came up. My Grandpa came here to get away from the tsar. Thanks for the info. I'm grateful my grandfather got away from the tsar too.
Roberta wrote:Thanks Noddy, Osso, and boomer. Didn't mean to turn this into a happy birthday thread for me. I'm greatly looking forward to my birthday wish (I take these things very seriously), and I've been thinking about it for a few days. That's why it popped into my head. If Jespah had posted this thread in February, I would most likely have had a different tenth choice.
May every year's wishes come true.
