Sunday 1 December 2019

A Few of my Favourite Things



This should be easy ...


In one of my posts I featured pet peeves. It was easy to come up with a long list.

Significantly more difficult was developing a list of my favourite things. It should have been the easier of the two. This must say something about life today - at least mine anyway. I should mention that I don't have kids and recognize that they will probably make this list easier for those who live for their family. 

Here are a few things that give me satisfaction, a feeling of warmth, and a desire to replicate the sensation:
  • Spelling and pronouncing words the English / Canadian way and hearing my American colleagues express dismay - like favourite over favorite! Just kidding
  • Shoes that are comfortable from the first fitting and stay that way made better only by comfortable socks
  • The aroma of freshly baked goods including roast beef and turkey
  • A really good carrot cake, apple pie, or butter tart
  • Really good and probably expensive perfume, but only a dab - not the cheap stuff that some women splash on like holy water. I say it again - less is better
  • A really attractive female whether individual the parts or the total being
  • Making others laugh, even at my own expense
  • The laughter of children, especially infants in a group. They have not yet learned anything evil
  • A well composed, uplifting, and eloquently delivered speech
  • Solving a problem others were unable to solve
  • Sitting outside early in the morning on a pleasant day with nothing but the sound of nature to distract me - minus the crows
  • Satisfying a hunger with great food or a thirst with cold water or beer
  • Completing a difficult physical task I hated doing
  • Hearing someone at the gym say I am in great shape, even though they diplomatically omitted the "for your age" part
  • Preparing a meal and having my partner say it is really good. Makes me regret all the years I neglected to say the same to her day after day. I did sometimes but should have complimented her more often
  • As with the speaker, a very talented and accomplished singer who hits every note bang on with limitless pitch and volume and total control over both. Examples: Celine Dion; Karen Carpenter; Barbra Streisand; Josh Groban; Roy Orbison; Colm Wilkinson in Les Mis.
  • Shooting a really good golf score. This one is still on the bucket list.
  • Appreciating a really clever new invention
  • People who can genuinely listen without interruption and when appropriate, offer help or suggestions
  • The opposite. People who value me enough to share something but know when enough is enough and give me a chance to comment if I should wish to
  • Knowing that I can and will keep a secret, and people who will do the same for me. These are as rare as the Loch Ness Monster
  • Finally catching a very bad criminal(s) and seeing justice done

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