Things that make me smile. This is probably going to surprise many of you here who figure I’m an inhuman clod with the sensitivities of a brick.
My cats and their crazy actions.
The beaming smile of my little niece and her delightful, as yet unworried opinion of the world and her boundless energy and ability to make a game out of anything. Plus, she thinks I’m cool and has fun coming to see her ‘sloppy’ uncle who is fun to play with and makes her laugh. (I never tell her what a bastard I really am.)
The Doves who sit under my Chinese Cherry Tree, look absolutely stupid and often peck around my boots.
The Bright Green Chameleons who prowl my garden.
The squirrels I feed in my front yard.
My plants. (When they’re doing well.)
Fields of wild grass and dragonflies.
Secret, quiet spots on the local river.
A female friend of mine, who is one brick short of a load, has a checkered past and some odd friends, but who has a heart of gold and a curiously, innocent way of looking at things.
The memory of the most astonishing and magnificent smile I saw once on a Black hookers face and the way it transformed her.
The knee buckling kiss I unexpectedly received from a girlfriend, used to shut me up when I was arguing with her. (WHEW!)
My big male cat patting me softly in the face to wake me up when I snore too loudly for his sensibilities.
Bright colored wild flowers, especially stumbling on some that I haven’t seen before.
Warm campfires on cold winter days.
Cold winter days.
A good cup of nothing-special coffee served in a thick mug at a small diner.
The clink and click of forks and knives hitting plates in a diner.
Good friends and good conversation.
Good books and undisturbed time to read them.
Watching the kids come out of the elementary school when I pick up my niece or my friend’s daughter.
Making something with my hands and having it turn out right on the first try.
The soft, sweet smell of a woman’s hair.
A warm, unexpected kiss on my neck or cheek.
Laying awake at night, after making love, looking at the beautiful woman next to me and admiring her body and delicate form as she sleeps and knowing that she at least cares about me.
Forests and trees and wildish places to explore that I’ve not seen before.
Small, empty islands in the river and shallow, clear river water full of fascinating things to watch.
Incense.
Black lights.
Calvin and Hobbs comic books.
Clear, cool, star filled, moon lit nights.
Spotting young lovers OBVIOUSLY in love!
Good food.
Good drink.
A good smoke.
The scent of pipe tobacco.
Watching a girl I care about paint her nails.
Neil Diamond music.
Candles.
Cool things that glow in the dark after you put light on them.
And more. Much, much more.
CAREFUL! We don’t want to learn from this!(Calvin and Hobbs)
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