100 Things That Make Me Happy

This list was written in the nineties. I am reprinting it exactly as I wrote it approximately fifteen years ago. I hope you like it.

David's List

There are a number of things that tick us off these days and we don't mind telling each other when we're peeved.

But, how about the things that delight us? Here are 100 things that make me happy.

The sound of birds singing

Watching a riderless horse

A pregnant woman (especially when she's smiling)

Broccoli with cheese

Black-and-white movies

A star-filled sky

The New York Yankees

Boogie Woogie piano

A well done prat fall

A woman with sass

Easter hats

The sound of trumpets

Identical twins

Black Cherry ice cream

Grey Flannel cologne

Listening to an elderly gentleman

Making a child laugh

Rosie Perez' voice

Spinach and cheese

Wooden floors and furniture

A cold Dr.Pepper

Twist endings

Seeing an animal feed its baby

Memories of my grandparents

Scrambled eggs with cheese

Announcing mate-in-three

A tiger's walk

The smell of White Diamonds

Learning a new game

Louis Armstrong's horn

Louis Armstrong's voice

Grocery shopping (without a list)

Reruns of The Wild Wild West

A little boy in a suit

Hot summer days

Reading to my mother

Fifty-dollar bills

That old time gospel music

Sheryl Lee Ralph's dimples

Singing along with Mitch

Foghorn Leghorn

Cake with icing

Starting a new mystery book

A grazing cow

A good karate flick

Oddjob vs. James Bond

Asparagus (with cheese)

Notre Dame sports

Christmas shopping

1930s movie dialogue

Sheryl Lee Ralph's eyes

A record player

Farm animals

Hearing my mother's voice

Watching a good musical

The Nicholas Brothers

Finding paper money in the dryer

An old fashioned porch swing

Drawing with a pencil

Seamed stockings

Honeydew melon

Falling in love

Sitting in the theatre, popcorn in hand

A Rickey Henderson slide

Doris Day on film

Doris Day on wax

A kiss on the cheek from an elderly woman

Beeman's Pepsin gum

Hitting my number (straight!)

Moon River sung by Jerry Butler

Doo Wop sung by just about anybody

Watching a child show off her school work

Seeing my mother laugh

Ice cold lemonade in the summer

A banana split (at any time)

Listening to Dinah Washington

Photographing indoors

Seeing a bulldog

The first glimpse of the baseball diamond when I'm walking up the ramp

Watchng Sugar Ray fight (Robinson, not Leonard)

Mushroom pizzas (with extra cheese)

Wilson Pickett's shouts

M.C.Hammer's moves

Sheryl Lee Ralph's lips

The junior phase of Ms Pac-Man

A pie-in-the-face on television

A female southern accent

Macaroni and cheese

Okay...cheese!

Watching a squirrel watch me

Doing crossword puzzles in ink

Laughing so hard I cry

Listening to someone who knows

My brothers

A James Cagney film

Being in love

Writing lists

A good shoe shine

Beating the contestants on Jeopardy

Settling down for a good night's sleep after a real good day

So long for now.