My Latest Experience...

05/07/2009

I am in St. Louis.  I have been here for two nights.  Last night I went to a sports bar with the local sales rep, where I enjoyed a couple of not-so-great beers and a mediocre pizza.  I watch a hockey game on a big screen TV.  There were a lot of excited guys in the bar.  I am not sure whether it was the hockey game that had them is a state of frenzy or the cleavage displayed by the wait staff and the bar tenders.  I tagged the staff’s dresscode as “Tits for Tips,” and is seems to work well for them.

I had lunch today at the airport’s Chilis Restaurant.  I sat at the bar.  Two guys sat opposite me, and were in discussion about golf courses they had played and how excited there were to have played one where a Rider Cup tournament once took place.  The ultimate joy in playing a particular golf course escapes me, but each to his own.

I got to thinking about what excites me.  As I was mulling this over, I was skimming my e-mail and opened one from The Nancy.  It is below, though slightly edited:

Natural Highs

It Does Make You Feel Good, especially the thought at the end of #44.

1. Falling in love.
2. Laughing so hard your face hurts.
3. A hot shower.
4. No lines at the supermarket.
5. A special glance.
6. Getting mail.
7. Taking a drive on a pretty road.
8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer.
11. Chocolate milkshake (vanilla or strawberry).
12. A bubble bath.
13. Giggling.
15. The beach.
16. Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter.
17. Laughing at yourself.
18. Looking into their eyes and knowing they Love you
19. Midnight phone calls that last for hours.
20. Running through sprinklers.
21. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.
22. Having someone tell you that you’re beautiful.
23. Laughing at an inside joke with FRIENDS
24. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.
25. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.
26. Your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner).
27. Making new friends or spending time with old ones.
28. Playing with a new puppy.
29. Having someone play with your hair.
30. Sweet dreams.
31. Hot chocolate.
32. Road trips with friends.
33. Swinging on swings.
34. Making eye contact with a cute stranger.
35. Making chocolate chip cookies.
36. Having your friends send you homemade cookies.
37. Holding hands with someone you care about.
38. Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change.
39. Watching the expression on someone’s face as they open a much desired present from you.
40. Watching the sunrise.
41. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day.
42. Knowing that somebody misses you.
43. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply.
44. Knowing you’ve done the right thing, no matter what other people think.
45.  Watching the sunset.

Lord, keep Your arm around my shoulder and Your hand over my mouth

I can add one more the list, at least it is a personal natural high to me, and that is anytime I get to be with kids, especially the little ones.

And that is all I have to say about that…