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




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