In an effort to avoid being a one trick pony who always blogs on what is wrong with government and/or writing about disturbing things in our world (but then I repeat myself!!!) here is a blog posting devoted to the things, ideas, places that I feel enrich my life and make me happy. By now my wife has probably fallen out of her desk chair in a state of shock as she reads this posting so success is mine :-)
Here is my initial list of the "Great Things in Life" which I hope you enjoy as much as I do:
- Walking in the rain
- Reading the daily newspaper early in the morning
- Boy Scouts of America -- our country would be better if more boys joined
- College fraternities
- Chicago style deep dish pizza
- Laying in the steam room at my gym
- Playing racquetball with my old gang
- Reading books to our daughter when she goes to bed
- Canoeing in the Boundary Waters of Northern Minnesota (www.ely.org)
- Scuba diving in the Caribbean
- Windowless restaurants in the British Virgin Islands
- Free music from iTunes
- Crock pots
- Ending the day by reading a book in bed
- Reflecting on my life while "half-listening" to the sermon in my church
- Order of the Arrow -- if you are a member you know what I mean
- the USA
- Freedom
- Blogging technology/Internet access
- Log cabins in quiet places
- Spas
- Pedicures and manicures -- I am convinced health care costs could be lowered if more people purchased these services
- Hiking in Arizona
- Baseball Spring Training
- Any level of American football from Pop Warner to the Super Bowl
- Family
- Faith
- Traveling to foreign countries
- Collecting book markers
- Waffles sold by street vendors in Brussels, Belgium
- A hobby farm -- since open spaces create good neighbors :-)
Well, that is enough items for this first installment of what I hope is the first one of many more postings to follow.
Half full,
Todd
