Happiness, Part 1. What Makes YOU Happy?

So, I sit here pondering nothing in particular. Because I can. And I'm not ready for bed. The Gomez song "See the World" just came on and made me smile. Then came Jimi's "Voodoo Child" and I got chills. Is there a better intro to a song than that guitar riff?!? Top 5, all-time for sure. And now Sugar's "Going Home?" Very cool. But it's not just about music. Though music surely does speak volumes, and on many levels. So many emotions. So little time.

What makes YOU happy? Besides music and the arts? Me, I dunno - lots of things:

Warm weather with a cool breeze and cool weather with a warm breeze.
A packed meeting hall with familiar faces and a vacant remnant reminiscent of days gone-by.
A wide open trail with activity abound and a deserted single track where nary a soul exists for hours.
A sunrise stroll and a moonlit run.
A sunrise run and a moonlit strool.
Sweet summer rain and light 'n' fluffy winter snow.
A long weekend's outing and a short month's vacation.
The crack of a bat and the smell of freshly cut infield grass.
A perfectly-poured pint of Guinness and a fizzy, frothy hefeweizen (with lemon).
The buzz of a city and the hum-drum calm of a long, country road.
A calm, cobalt-blue ocean and an ominous, black&stormy sky.
A fresh plate of homemade pasta from Gondolier on Pearl (formerly Cafe Gondolier). That's it - just pasta. It is SO good, you can eat it by itself.

This could probably go on forever. But now slumber does call. It's always nice to put pleasant thoughts out there for sharing. And for sleeping. Sweet dreams to all, however that comes to be for one and all.