In no particular order, here are a few of my favorite things.
Attending school plays and assemblies at the schools of my grandchildren.
The sounds of Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Hornsby and John Lee Hooker.
The smell of Hoppe's No. 9.
The taste of curried Sea Bass and jasmine rice.
The sight of my wife and children.
Annual trip to Northern Thailand.
A rise in the Dow.
Retirement.
Family reunions on 4th of July.
Myers Rum with coke and fresh lime.
A night dive on Champion Reef.
Freedom.
The look in the eyes of the immigrants I sponsor at their swearing in ceremonies.
Midnight Mass.
Ben and jerry's Chunky Monkey.
A long drive onto the short grass followed by a perfect iron shot to the green.
E-mails from the family.
Making Grouper sandwiches on Porgy Girl, 30 miles out.Cold beer included.
The Cold Beer Open in Myrtle Beach each May.
Ship reunions.
My Thursday scramble at Rivard.
Limiting on Sea Trout just at sunset on the Gulf.
The Grand Old Party.
Trips to Key West, pulling little porgy.
Fox News Channel.
My truck.
A late night hot tub soak with my wife and Dom Perignon.
Gourmet coffees and creamers.
Thanks TomC. God bless you. (porgygirl)
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Some things that I enjoy:
--Chocolate and peanut butter --Salt and vinegar potato chips
--Pasta and Thai food --Sunsets and rainbows -- A handsome and
intelligent man who is not afraid to show his feelings.
Well that is a good start.
etjb
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Favorite...
Political site
Pie: French silk
Album: Pink Floyd The Wall
Candy bar: Hershey Symphony
Artist: Munch
Composer: Bach
Horror Movie: Evil Dead
Light Comedy: Airplane!
Dark Comedy: Heathers
Drama: Reds
Classic novelist: Tolstoy
Modern novelist: Stephen King
Color: Purple
City: Minneapolis
Freethinker
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Favorite things:
My wife and kids
My computer "Tinky" (Yes it is purple and named afer the teletubbie!)
My friend's audio site and store.
Target and skeet shooting
Jim and Coke
Shooting TOW missles
The Ford GT40
Riding motorcycles
Working on cars
My car stereo
Any state lottery that I might win!
http://www.tomshardware.com
MP3s
http://napster.com
QUENTIN
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Favorite sites:
Madison Blackwolf northern league baseball.
Nothing beats sitting in the sun, watching baseball, drinking a few beers, and
checking out the chicks
Timberwolves NBA basketball.
Kansas City Chiefs NFL football
The Onion newspaper.
America's finest newsource
Others:
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Jennifer Lopez
Waking up with a hangover
Hitting the bar for happy hour on a Friday
Spring
Summer
Randy Moss
The Republican Party
John McCain
People who realize they can do things for themselves
Jenna Jamison
Getting ripped and going to the strip club until 5 AM
PlayStation
That's it for now...
Publius
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First the important things:
The Lord My Wife My son to be born daughter My extended
family (inCluding in-laws) My friends
Now for the less important things:
Wine soaked evenings with
good friends talking poltics, sex and religion . . .
Poltically incorrect comments . . . .
'Animal House' . . . . . .
Patty Loveless singing just about anything . . . .
tender loin (medium well), a baked potato (dry, sour cream
on the side), ceasars salad and a bottle of cabernet . . .
Drakes Cakes . . . . .
ESPN Sports Center during football season . . . .
Thanksgiving in Boston . . . . . . .
Bill Forsyth movies . . . . .
My job . . . .
Hitting a great drive (Yeah, I know, drive for show,
putt for dough) . . . . .
Concerts at Chastain Park in Atlanta on a hot summer night . . . . .
Van Morrison . . . . .
Cape Cod on a
Winter day . . . . . .
The sun set over the marshes on St. Simon's Ga . . .
Driving up the Pacific Coast Highway . . . . .
hanging out with people smarter than me . . .
AMDG
Not the Dan Quayle tribute
{Bill A}
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(other than the first item, these are not in any particular order)
my son Tim
the kitties: Newman and Millie
those rare instances when I can cook to my heart's content knowing
full well that someone else will clean up after the mess
those rare instances when I don't have to cook OR clean up and the meal is marvelous
Tanglewood on an August Sunday afternoon
a clean house
anything mocha
a day at the Little League field when you're not league president and you
don't have half a dozen mothers complaining to you
that the coach isn't giving their kid enough play time.
wash & go hair
a professional full-body massage
the annual family bridge tournament
"Who's Line Is It Anyway?" (the English version)
Black Angus Delmonico Rib-Eye steak (grilled 3 minutes on each side)
paired with a huge tossed salad (bleu cheese
dressing)
Jimmy Carter
karaoke, cribbage, scrabble and Trivial Pursuit
being outside in the quiet of a snow storm late, late at night when it's
so quiet you can almost hear the snow falling.
peanut butter M&Ms
Shawn Colvin
{LL}
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Here are some of mine...
The BBC
Long lunches down the pineapple on Fridays
A realy good vindaloo
Pretty much any sort of cheese except edam
Playing CIV2
Strappommen(sp?) lager
Sitting outside on the August bank holiday, listening to a test mach on the radio,
sipping a cold lager or possibly large Pimms
No. 1 while waiting for the BBQ to get to the right temperature.
Star Wars
Italian food
2000AD (the comic, not the year)
Meeting old friends who you haven't seen for ages.
SamG
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A crisply hit 8 iron shot against a clear blue sky
Sinking any putt over 20 ft long
Outdoor sex
Cruising down the highway on a hot summer day with the top down and the tunes blaring
The laughter of a small child
Snorkelling on a coral reef
Eating sour patch kids and drinking a coke while watching a good movie
Getting lost on purpose in a city far from my home (preferably in another country)
Crushing wingnuts in debate at TL
Disney World
JF
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*Post a list of some of your favorite things.*
Hmmm -- Simpsons, original soundtracks, baseball (Publius? ;) ), Pringles,
David Letterman, the use of
commas, guinea pigs, the calmness and elegance of a clear night.
*Ask me a question; I'll tell you no lies; how deep is the ocean; how high is the sky?*
Sure. My Question to TomC -- What doth ye have against me? :)
Honestly.
*Tell me how much you hate me.*
Sure -- No more than a simple occassional hangnail.
*Tell me how much you love me.*
Sure -- You're lovable enough when you manage to keep your cool.
*Or..... you could, and.... you probably will.. simply ignore this thread...*
Nah.
*Post anything....*
Okay -- Anything it is! Maybe something that kinda fits the mood after those questions:
--Sinistral--
"The time approaches
That will with due decision make us know
What we shall say we have and what we owe.
Thoughts speculative their unsure hopes relate,
But certain issue strokes must arbitrate.
Towards which advance the war."--Siward, MacBeth ACT V SCENT IV