Things I Like

The first night the Christmas tree is up 

Ginger beer

 Woodberry Kitchen in Hampden

 The tunes in “Rock of Ages”

 Polenta 

 A street full of decorated housesSweet vindicationA cold day with no windFast Internet servicePeople watching at paradesOld blueprints

Things I Like

Four days off for Thanksgiving

 Old photo albums that show their age 
Beach pictures of my kids

 New shoes

 The Good Wife’s cast

 Seeing my kids after a doctor’s appointment

 Watching high school sports

 Morning showers

 The calm that comes from a quiet house
 
 The view of OC from Assateague

 Apples and peanut butter


Things I Like

Hooded sweatshirts on a cold dayThat both my kids are now facing forward in the carSmell of a breakfast restaurant
Wildlife photos

Homemade lasagna

Oprah’s generosity

My sons in their Ravens gear

Easy decisions

Warm chocolate

Morning workouts

The baby E-trade commercials

Things I Like

Things I Like

Smell of a bonfire on a cool dayCrispy leavesThursday night football gamesWatching my kids play togetherA big dose of sleepDifferent kinds of cheese on a plateA new applianceDe Niro in comediesSlipping into the Uggs for the first time in monthsWarm days in NovemberA soft, old sweatshirt

Things I Like

Things I Like

The Shell Shocked event at Fager’s

 Pro football stadiums

 A new pair of shades

 How my 2-year-old likes to give me orders

 The Sun Sports section on Monday

 Foliage along a road

 Ginger snaps

 Thoreau’s writings

 Going to bed early sometimes

 A new bar of soap

 Getting into a warm car on a cold day



Some Random Thoughts On The Positive Side

Some Random Thoughts On The Positive Side

Grapes and cheese togetherTaking my kids to a pumpkin patchPolitical ads that aren’t negativeBeing the first awake in my houseChar-grilled oysters at The Crab BagKnowing the election is just days awayHalloween in BerlinSports columnistsClothes that don’t wrinkle easyTaking off a tieCoastal Highway this time of year

Things I Like

Grapes and cheese together Taking my kids to a pumpkin patch Political ads that aren’t negative Being the first awake in my house Char-grilled oysters at The Crab Bag Knowing the election is just days away Halloween in Berlin Sports columnists Clothes that don’t wrinkle easy Taking off a tie Coastal Highway this time of… Read more »

Things I Like

A glass of wine with a movie Robert Downey Jr. In Sherlock Holmes Baseball playoffs Sound of wind chimes in the distance Brick walls inside a house Watching my son crawl across the room When a run is cathartic Warm October days A car after it’s first washed Big trees that are healthy A comfortable… Read more »

Things I Like

Things I Like

Going away on vacation Family bike rides The pink ribbons currently in Berlin
Sand hard enough to bike on A strong latte in the morning Pork on the grill Old expressions still true today Loose change that adds up to something The sounds of kids laughing hard
Eating well (at least a few days a week)
Coming home… Read more »