My favorite things

Oceans, reefs, ca phe sua da, a slow massage on a beach, 20 minutes in a dry sauna, sleeping in the afternoon, pencils, ruled notebooks, orange, gray, white, iPods, wood, brick, stone, grapes, pasta, cheese, tender medium-rare grilled beef, a well-exposed slide viewed with a good loupe, the naked female form, puppies, kittens, long lingering-hugs, playful kisses, endless conversation, the sound of a lone guitar in a small room, the smell of cut grass, watching children playing quietly absorbed in their own worlds, and the sound of my wife giggling at something stupid I’ve said or done.