Book of things guaranteeing happiness
What generic things make ME happy?
No boring rhetoric or hot cups of coffee (I hate cofee)
Holidays
Friends without lust or pressure
Freebies and giveaways I can actually use
Free BBQ burgers and dogs, chips and soda all you want
Bookmobiles
Bookmobile drivers waving back to me while stopped at an intersection
Watching immigrants getting sworn in as U S citizens
Question-free, safe, free public restrooms
Free community events not just crafts booths
Community service booths and giveaways
Hot apple cider with no coffee acid taste
Staying out late the bus still runs
Your own TV radio lamp and computer nobody else votes on
A shopping cart when you need it, no parts missing or broken
Good TV shows articles books movies videos stories websites magazines ads
Radio talk shows
Lists of things making you happy
Interesting talks people attend by choice
CNN features
Summer
Antismoking laws enforced
Really really funny jokes and pictures
Good TV and radio reception
Getting rid of stuff and your house and yard are neater
History and classics to stare fascinated at
Contests and causes for the general public without question
Old newsreels
Vintage music
Buying needed stuff at vast discount
Buying $100 worth of groceries for $73
Whole schooners of lemony icewater
Champion teams noisy fans in downtown streets
Unselfish team play
Civics and ethnic studies
Disney movies
Boston
Things that glow in the dark
Clean clothes smooth soap and showers
Lots of blankets and pillows on your bed
Fireflies crickets birds butterflies trees flowers greenery
Models of buildings roadsides and streets
Photos of projects and infrastructure
Parking lots bus pullouts aquifers trainyards river confluences
Yesteryear's old buildings
Traffic lights trucks graders cranes engineers crews
July 4 food, fireworks parades and traditional national music
Halloween costumes and decorations
Sacramento downtown, river and State Capitol
Rented rowboats or canoes on California's delta
Downtown Chilicothe Ohio and nearby parks and Indian mounds
Commemorative or informative plaques and labeled plants
Watching freight load or unload
English literature books and readers
Breakfast buffets
Letters to the editor
Friendly service and upbeat people
Leaving theother kind behind
Real quarters instead of squashed bottle caps
The history of your house or apartment building
Windowshopping
Stuff you're glad isn't yours
Playing and trading cards
Advertising message magnets
Cars honk downtownealresh skim milk and real fruit juice
Fresh bagels
The Internet and email
Faxing from and scanning to disk
Big pizzas all to yourself with all your favorite toppings generously
PLAIN butterless popcorn all you want
Friendly, accessible public officials ready to help you
Good government or tourist websites
Websites that load and navigate and have good, free content
Libraries, museums and galleries on or off line
Public meetings seeking input on public affairs
Zebra sriped crosswalks
Hearing interesting, clever ideas
Catching people who steal or damage library materials
Fresh unmanufactured news stories and updates only minutes old
Seamless round-the-clock public transit open to all
Flat monthly rates
Found money
Clever people with clever ideas
Corner public trash cans emptied often
Lots of cans and bottles to recycle for cash
Adding to this list freely
Interesting speakers presentations and exhibits
Jolly and Joy
Party ladies doing the Macarena
Having a pleasant personality and good hygiene
Smiling at passersby and they smile back
Mammoths