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20 April 2011

Giant forks of lightning are ripping across the sky followed by thunder that shakes the ground. The rain is hammering the roof of the patio so hard it is all but drowning out the sound from the ear buds. I am looking at →[More:] old (digitized) family photos (dead mom, dad, son, living wife, son, grand daughter, etc.) and listening to random music that seems to be feeling my mood just fine (includes Gorillaz, Toni Childs, Lou Reed, Buddy Guy, Aqua, Ramones, Len, Niagara, and Soldat Louis. See, this is why I find the whole top 40 idea so silly.)

I was watching videos of my son's TV appearances including his national news debut, at age 5, talking about a launch of the space shuttle. I had a couple of very spicy Caesar's and am now smoking a nice cigar.

The only thing that could make this better is if my wife had her head on my shoulder and my cats were cuddled up to me but they are smart. The cats have no interest in leaving the walls of their little home for anything and my wife sleeps at night like sane people do.

I feel happy. Not crazy giddy happy but contented, peaceful happy.

So I would like to know what has made, or does make you contented, peaceful happy?

post by: arse_hat at: 01:04 | 10 comments

I'm happy, because I'm on prednisone. It's also why I am awake.

posted by Obscure Reference 20 April | 03:52

Late night drives, because that's where I'm ~~a viking~~ free, and in control, and off-script, and alone, and seeing the world the way it wasn't meant to be.

posted by fleacircus 20 April | 05:55

I'm at work and the work situation is rather sucky at the moment. So I'm not brimming with happiness. But I think that making time to be thankful now and then is psychologically a good idea. So...I'm thankful for...the splendid weather that we've been having. It's around 24 celsius and sunny.

posted by jouke 20 April | 06:08

Settling in to the TV cave, (which is on, but neither of us are watching it & it's muted) cat in lap, dog snoring, surfing the web or playing mindless solitaire.

posted by chewatadistance 20 April | 06:35

The afternoon sun vanished away before I knew it and the cool evening air has turned into chill night air. Somewhere someone has a wood fire going and the very slight smell of smoke lends a perfumed tang to the air. The sky is very clear and the stars glittering and hard. Winter is coming and I have a soft warm bed to go to and no work for another 5 days. This makes me happy.

posted by ninazer0 20 April | 06:59

Driving home to my parents is as peacefully happy as I get. I may or may not have one or more brothers with me (which ups the contentment.) But it's fantastic: I'm heading to a place where everyone loves me, no matter what I do, and for the next few hours nothing and no one is going to bother me.

posted by punchtothehead 20 April | 10:20

A long hot bath with a glass of wine and a book. Never fails to relax me and gives me a mellow sense of well-being.

posted by Specklet 20 April | 12:34

I leave Saturday to go visit my son and just anticipating it is making me feel pretty good.

In general, seeing some loons gliding across the lake this morning was lovely. A fire in the woodstove, a good beer or glass of wine, and the Little Dog pleading for one more round of tug-o-war all counter the ill effects of the horror show that is my job. 2 weeks vaca start Saturday, yippee!

posted by theora55 20 April | 17:08

I went for a long walk for the first time since my oral surgery (and, more to the point, since I started taking whacking great painkillers).

Drizzly day, gray skies, slick roads, unsteady knees, and it was GREAT. I stopped into a local shop and bought a tiny present for my sister, I picked up some milk, I got a movie to watch with a friend, and now I'm home with my shoes off.

posted by Elsa 20 April | 17:14

Sitting in the warm sun on a cool day, dog at feet, book in lap, with a clean house, dinner on the stove, and knowing all my loved ones are safe, wherever they are.

posted by toastedbeagle 21 April | 17:08

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