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Posted: 9/9/2005 8:28:26 AM EDT

Since there's so many problems in the world these days I was trying to get my mind off it all and was thinking about some of the simple things in life that bring us joy. Here's my list:

A good range day: 65 degrees, partly cloudy, 0 wind
Spending time with good friends
Jack Daniels Whiskey
Hot Krispy Kreme donuts
Good country music on the radio
Camping in the middle of nowhere under a starlit sky
Big pickup trucks

That's all I can think of right now. What do you have? MJD

Posted: 9/9/2005 8:31:16 AM EDT

[#1]

that's a good list. Off the top of my head:

Passover Coca-Cola
the smell of women's hair

Posted: 9/9/2005 8:33:19 AM EDT

[#2]

A well sung Hymn
A tender kiss.
A gentle breeze in the woods

+.9bar on the smell of women's hair

Posted: 9/9/2005 8:36:58 AM EDT

[#3]

I get home from work usually about 1am.

Sneaking into the kids rooms and watching them sleep for a minute or two.

Posted: 9/9/2005 8:37:34 AM EDT

[#4]

BBQ Ribs
The excited smile on my 2 year old's face when I walk in the door after work.

Posted: 9/9/2005 8:58:55 AM EDT

[#5]

Dove hunting with my (now grown) son. Camping up on the northern Kiabab in the summer.

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:05:31 AM EDT

[#6]

You guys are such romantics!

The smell of coffee, playing cards with my grandfather, my children sleeping, the feeling I have when I have a few bucks in the checking account, groceries in the cupboards and the bills all paid.

Patty

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:06:46 AM EDT

[#7]

Being the only boat on the middle of the lake at night.
Sitting on the back porch.
Sleeping in on Saturday morning.

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:08:31 AM EDT

[#8]

some days when you wake up, and you feel like the whole world woke up with you.

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:13:35 AM EDT

[#9]

Going to the range with your Dad.
Sleeping on the sofa during a thunderstorm.
A kudos from the boss for a job well done.

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:15:54 AM EDT

[#10]

life

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:20:11 AM EDT

[#11]

When I take my granddaughter to the mall and as we are walking around, she holds my hand.

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:22:52 AM EDT

[#12]

Playing with my son
Hearing my son laugh
Playing with my dog
Playing with my guns
Getting gear in the mail
Beer
ARFCOM

I guess sex with the wife, but that's anything but simple.

ETA: A good haircut
Looking at the lawn after cutting and trimming it.

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:31:17 AM EDT

[#13]

The satisfaction when my aim is true and my handloaded bullet finds it's mark 200 yards downrange. Oh yeah, and an ice cold Coors Light in a mug straight out of the ice box.

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:40:25 AM EDT

[#14]

Everytime I hear "2 alpha" called after I finish a stage.

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:42:55 AM EDT

[#15]

getting into a chilly swimming pool after mowing the lawn.

and a huge +1 on whoever said the smell of a womans hair

edit to add eating a MRE with out being shot at.

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:43:59 AM EDT

[#16]

eating with silverware comes readily to mind

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:44:37 AM EDT

[#17]

Watching my kids play sports.
Saturday morning snuggle with my daughter.
My yellow lab retrieving a bird.
Surprising my wife with flowers.
Sitting in my recliner watching TV.

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:46:15 AM EDT

[#18]

The look my son gives me when he experiences something new.

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:46:25 AM EDT

[#19]

[chefsouthpark/]Making love to a fine white woman[chefsouthpark]

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:49:18 AM EDT

[#20]

Silence.

Posted: 9/9/2005 10:58:45 AM EDT

[#21]

Standing on a dock, fishing when there's not a single sound across the whole lake and the water's utterly smooth.

Sitting on the back porch looking out across 30+ acres and knowing it's all yours.

Posted: 9/9/2005 11:09:56 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
Standing on a dock, fishing when there's not a single sound across the whole lake and the water's utterly smooth.

Sitting on the back porch looking out across 30+ acres and knowing it's all yours.

are you any relation to our other hobbit?

Posted: 9/9/2005 11:12:48 AM EDT

[#23]

Cleaning guns with my four year old. When we're done, she says, "Daddy, you need more pistols. Like sixty forty more pistols so we can keep cleaning them together."

R.

Posted: 9/9/2005 11:21:31 AM EDT

[#24]

I think my biggest simple pleasure is being high up and looking out over a valley or onto other peaks in the distance. For me, it is like a puzzle in that the longer you stare the more details you pick out....putting the whole picture together, so to speak. It gets even more interesting if you have a decent set of optics with you so you can tell what that little speck out in the distance is.

Posted: 9/9/2005 11:24:38 AM EDT

[#25]

The first bird chirp of a fall dawn.

Posted: 9/9/2005 11:30:37 AM EDT

[#26]

I loud fart in an echoey place.

Posted: 9/9/2005 11:31:00 AM EDT

[#27]

Well cleaned guns and the overpowering smell of Hoppes fumes in my basement.

Posted: 9/9/2005 11:31:42 AM EDT

[#28]

the smile and laugh of my wife

Cool fall Rainy day and a Nap

Jumping in to a warm bed in the middle of winter....

out door bonfire with friends

Cooking steaks on the grill

being on the lake first thing in the morning and the water is like glass....and hearing mother nature wake up...

puppy breath and them biting your ears

childs laugh

Posted: 9/9/2005 11:37:48 AM EDT

[#29]

sitting on the deck with my girl on one side and my dog on the other.

Posted: 9/9/2005 11:58:28 AM EDT

[#30]

When my 4 year old grandson say's " I love you papa"

Posted: 9/9/2005 4:01:50 PM EDT

[#31]

Little warm puppies, children, and girls of the night. Just Kidding.

Posted: 9/9/2005 4:07:05 PM EDT

[#32]

Holding my girlfriend as we listen to the rain.

The view of the world at 6k feet above sea level.

The smell of gunpowder.

Seeing old freeby wave her stars and stripes.

Posted: 9/9/2005 5:30:53 PM EDT

[#33]

too many to express....but it's all good(for the most part)

Posted: 9/9/2005 8:32:49 PM EDT

[#34]

The sound of the wind in the woods.
The smell of fresh bread baking.
The daily greeting I get from my dog whenever I come home.
My gf's head nestled on my shoulder.

Posted: 9/9/2005 8:38:10 PM EDT

[#35]

Monday evenings after work I have 1950's day.

I come home from work, sit down, my GF takes off my shoes, gets me a drink of my choice, rubs my feet, and lets me unwinde. And she does it without saying a word.

Posted: 9/9/2005 8:46:46 PM EDT

[#36]

My dog greeting me after a hard days works. These all are great guys (and gals) keep'em coming.

TC

Posted: 9/9/2005 8:47:35 PM EDT

[#37]

There are so many, here goes a few:

The first chilly fall morning when you can smell the frost in the the air.

A warm campfire and good company on a chilly night.

the perfect sight picture and trigger break, you know its an X ring before the spotter does.

The look on my 10 yr old's face when he knocks down 2 pepper poppers in 3 seconds

A dive into the swimming pool on a stinking hot day.

My wife's smile when I make her favorite meals.

Chicken fried pork chops, and hominy.

Ops

Posted: 9/9/2005 8:49:51 PM EDT

[#38]

A one match fire.

A one match fire, in a thunderstorm.

Posted: 9/9/2005 8:52:05 PM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:
You guys are such ~~romantics~~ homos!

Patty

is that what you meant

Posted: 9/9/2005 8:56:42 PM EDT

[#40]

Watching the sprinklers in the evening, after mowing the lawn...

Also, I find blowing up small vermin with grossly overbore rifles to be extremely soothing on a more basic level.

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:10:22 PM EDT

[#41]

I like this thread.

Posted: 9/9/2005 9:51:40 PM EDT

[#42]

Watching my 4 sons playing together

listening to the first RECORD that I bought {being played to me by my 12 y/o son on his new cd player- his first cd was the same as my first record...london calling from the clash}

my wifes fingers on my back while just laying on the couch
spooning said wife

watching my dog play with something by himself 20 yrds out

THE SMELL OF A NOMEX LINNED HELMET

The crackle of a full race motor coming to life!

a 2-stoke mx motor firing up on the first kick

watching my eldest son knock down targets faster than I can..with my RIFLE

watching my youngest outride the rest of us

Posted: 9/9/2005 10:02:04 PM EDT

[#43]

There are too many to list

Here is three of my favorites

But the smell of a late October Northern Minnesota morning, those mornings where you can smell the leaves and dew.

The View you see out on the western prairie of North Dakota

The sounds of a waterfall, it actually drowns out the ringing in my ears

Posted: 9/9/2005 10:03:57 PM EDT

[#44]

Sitting on the porch during a thunderstorm
A back-scratch
A cold Coke on a hot summer day
A cold bottle of Yungeling with friends
An empty outdoor range with a nice overcast sky
Smell of women's hair
Laying in a cozy bed in the dead of winter with your significant other

Posted: 9/9/2005 10:20:07 PM EDT

[#45]

Fireflies.
Watching birds bathe in puddles. They're so funny lookin!
A really cold day when snow's in the air and you can smell wood smoke from the chimneys around.
The smells of Christmas baking. Ginger and vanilla and nutmeg, oh my!
Waking up to dawn as the coyotes howl their last.
Winning a poker hand and surprising everyone, including yourself.
Being on a hilltop and watching a big storm roll in.

Posted: 9/9/2005 10:23:55 PM EDT

[#46]

Hitting a six inch target from 600 yard away. (There aren't any 1,000 yard ranges around here.)

Sleeping and having a nice dream.

Posted: 9/9/2005 10:47:21 PM EDT

[#47]

"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women."

The quiet before the first crack of dawn when you're awake and you won't have anything pressing to do for several hours at least.

The incredible sense of total peace and well-being that comes after concluding a romantic encounter
with someone you deeply love.

The clean, fresh smell of the air and the entire world after a thunderstorm.

A gentle rain on a quiet day.

Having the entire beach to yourself at sunset.

Coming home after a hard day's work, and your dog at least greets you with total love and affection
and doesn't want a piece of you....even though SOMEBODY else in the house is SURE to get on your
ass IMMEDIATELY no matter how much you beg them to NOT do that for at least half an hour.
Only my dog can be counted on to greet me like that.

Sitting down in my home theater, firing up the equipment, and settling down to watch a new movie
I've never seen before, on equipment that's absolutely first rate and represents a total cost (new
price) of $75,000 or so. (OK, that may not be a SIMPLE simple pleasure, except that it is
when you get to the movie and stop obsessing over your lovely expensive toys.

)

Having the good results of your labors noticed...quite unexpectedly.

Having lunch or dinner with friends and family.

Having a good friend drop by for a visit, unexpectedly but at a good time.

Receiving favorable attention from an attractive stranger of the opposite sex, at a time and a
place where it causes no problems for you. It's very nice to be thought of as attractive.

Going way out on a limb and giving your opinion or decision....and it works out well.

Asking a new person for a date...and the answer is "Yes!" , delivered without hesitation and with a smile.

When my GF gives me a hug and a massage simply because she wants to and senses that it's
the right thing for me at the time.

Sometimes, it's just a matter of being left totally alone at the right time.

Making something wonderful with your hands. In my case, that would be musical instruments...guitars. Particularly when it's completed and ready to play for the first time.

Flying an airplane on a very clear day in perfect weather. The world is so beautiful when seen from above.

CJ