may 1959-2009..fifty years give or take

Fifty Things that I definitely Know that I Like and Dislike

1. I don't like driving on the freeway..ever
2. can't stand the name "David"
3. the red-eye flight from Hawaii
4. cheap,plastic toys
5. not having good eyesight
6. the smell of wet dogs
7. guilt
8. air conditioners
9. going to the dentist
10. having to wear socks..they make me hot
11. waking up to a dirty kitchen
12. making appointments of any kind
13. when people freak out over the #13
14. cleaning up barf
15. touching raw meat , cooking it and the smells -gross
16. watching sports on t.v
17. when winter goes on forever..springs last 2 days..then it is 100 degrees
18. I to see the waste weddings and parties generate and no one is recycling
19. meetings that last too long ( i.e when an hour is spent on deciding which tablecloth to use)
20. snakes, and I don't care If they are God's creatures
21. a book or movie that was a complete waste of time
22. prejudice
23. injustice
24. greed
25. did I mention ..raw meat?!

1. ok..things I really like..apparently setting up the computer should be one!! Kerriann..
2. a good rain shower
3. bookstores and having the time to really look
4. cranking music way up loud
5. shelling..and finding an Excellent beach
6. fireflies..real or battery-operated
7. searching for the best flan
8. previews at a movie theater
9. running into deer on my walks
10. my children's birthdays
11. bees-especially the fuzzy, mutant ones
12. streams
13. people-like the Hendersons-who think the #13 is lucky
14. having the windows open (this can include winter if I am in Newport Beach)
15. lilacs in full bloom
16. shades of blue
17. driving the mini FAST on backroads..Oregon was ideal for this
18. I like hibernating in the winter..and I am not going to apologize for that anymore
19. my i-pod and seeing what other people have on their playlists
20. having lunch with my friends ,most definitely includes daughters
21. Tahoe,Sundance,New York,the road to Hanalei
22. black oak trees on Sandhill Road
23. living in Woodside..in Berkeley..Provo in the early 80's..in Reno..it has all been an adventure!!
24. I still love the scent of Oscar de la Renta the best
25. the life I was given..and can I have fifty more good ones please