Joys & pleasures – 10 simple ones
March 19th, 2006 by Bill
The following list would probably be different if I were to do it tomorrow, but this is today and it is what it is. I’ve wasted most of today with many of these and I really don’t care. It’s Sunday, after all, a day made for being diddled away.
By the way, should you decide to make a similar list you should know large scale things are not allowed. No “Caribbean cruise” or “million dollar lottery win” or “three-way with Jennifer Anniston and Angelina Joli!” They must be simple ones. Small ones, like (the order is arbitrary):
1. Peanut butter
2. Old movies – especially if they feature Carole Lombard
3. Tea (I can’t choose one though strong leaning toward orange pekoe, Earl Grey and Tazo’s Zen)
4. Books – emphasis on novels, such as A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin, an achingy beautiful articulation of loneliness
5. Van Morrison
6. Columbo (and the look is so 70’s!)
7. Scrambled eggs
8. Snow falling at night – big flakes!
9. Gonzo (that’s my cat), especially now that she’s taken to purring like a pigeon cooing when she molests me as I try to read
10. Blogs, blogs, blogs
Yes, were I to do a list tomorrow this would likely change. This is a Sunday list. (If it were longer I’d probably throw in, “Duke Ellington unexpectedly making an appearance on my iPod.”)
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Lovely list. Mine would definitely incorporate the eggs, but probably in an omelet - the book would definitely be a novel - the movie would be an oldie, but a favorite - and blogs would definitely be involved.
Ooh, I like it. Mine would definitely include down comforters, quilts, chenille socks, macaroni-n-cheese, and my Lord of the Rings books. yeah, it’s all about comfort & escape, for me.
You know, I haven’t made an omelet in a while. I’m do. Same goes for macaroni-n-cheese.
I’d also like to add a Granny Smith apple, though it has to be at the perfect state of development and must be at just the right time. (Whatever that means.)
Good list, I’m gonna have to do one of these.
oooh i love this list and many of these things would be on mine. hmmm, maybe i will borrow this idea for a post.
what about felicity huffman? it is you who has the crush right?
Bill, do you like blogging? You definitely live in the right part of the world to enjoy snow.
I like your whole list, minus Columbo. Can I replace it with reruns of Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
Felicity huffman? Oh yes!
Egan, what is the right part of the world for blogging? (Yes, I’ve snow … well, slush now … up the wazoo.
Columbo may have been a passing fancy. But it was kind of cool seeing the mobile phones the size of shoeboxes.