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jmak
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In the movie "Manhattan" Woody Allen makes a list of things that make life worth living. I thought with all the talk on here about abortion, rape, and funerals, it might be time to look at the positive things. So what are your top 5 things that make life worth living? Since I assume we all have loved ones that do, let's leave those off the list.

Mine are (in no particular order)

1. Groucho Marx (I agree with Woody on this one)
2. Some Kind of Blue (on vinyl) by Miles Davis
3. El Vaquero Margaritas
4. DiCarlo's Pizza in downtown Steubenville
5. Walking in Blendon Woods in the fall

Posted 2 years ago #
agtw31
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1.good strong cup of coffee

2.driving down the blue ridge mountain parkway in a car with a manual trans

3.hand tools

4.learning something new every day

5.turning around and driving down the blue ridge parkway again,because you don't have anywhere else to be for a couple days.

Posted 2 years ago #
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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1. Coffee or caffeine in general
2. Either riding my bike or being surrounded by the energy of the CMH cycling community
3. Pizza. Incredibly good pizza.
4. Chocolate Chip Cookies, Scotch and Jazz
5. I know where supposed to leave them off, but my friends. The 3-4 I graduated High School with and 6-7 years later we're still getting in trouble together. They are always the first ones I go to when life goes to shit and always the first to kick me in the ass and get me back on my feet.

Posted 2 years ago #
Mercurius
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1. I've found that new experiences are a passion of mine. Whether good or bad, I want to experience as much as I can. It wasn't until I had my heart crushed that I understood half of the art I've ever seen. The first time I ever tasted shiso was a revelation that I think I posted on this site somewhere. Now I grow Japanese green shiso and Korean red shiso and also have some umeboshi in the fridge. Seeing new parts of the world, food, interesting people, philosophy... really anything that gives me that well I've never felt like that before.

2. Love or(as TaraK says) that significant other. There is nothing like that feeling of wanting to give anything to make another person happy and knowing they feel the same.

3. Wilderness, there is nothing like being on top of a mountain or in the middle of a virgin forest with the nearest person over twenty miles away to put things into perspective. Most often, your journey to get there you will encounter many of the most beautiful things you've ever seen.

4. Music, Jmak, while Miles Davis makes me cry out of beauty, Mingus, Dylan, Bowie, Tim Hardin, Leonard Cohen and a whole bunch of others, well, as the thread title says, make life worth living.

5. Quality, yeah, so what, I read Robert Pirsig and liked it. Suck it.

Quality = Beauty
Quality = Sustainability
Quality = Integrity

Posted 2 years ago #
catnfiddle
Giant Corncob District
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1. Thick socks and blankets on a cold night
2. One solid hour of good writing
3. Weekends at Quill Haven Inn in Somerset
4. The perfect combination of dark chocolate, red wine, and good price
5. Laughing until the only thing that hurts is my side.

Posted 2 years ago #
Tenzo
Chicago Lakeshore
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1) My wife
2) My Dog
3) Not knowing what comes next in infinate possibilities
4) Chooseing what comes next in infinate possibilities
5) Family and friends.

Posted 2 years ago #
sugarplumclarey

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LOVE
COFFEE
WORDS
COLORS
WANDERLUST

Posted 2 years ago #
TaraK
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1. The sacred experiences: recipes memorized by great-aunts who couldn't read or write; barefoot in grass, bounding across yard to mamaw's; overcoming; being Sissy; loss; things that taste like salt (ocean, blood, aunt's pickles, tears, medicine).

2. Significant other (or love, as Mercurius says). Having another who is not very other at all.

3. The very human feeling of fight, against whatever it may be.

4. Security, rest & reprieve.

5. The tangible: down comforters, food, warm water on skin, perfume(s), human touch, the act of pulling a plant from the earth and eating it, the visual of a flame, wood.

Posted 2 years ago #
nexttuesday

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How has no one answered sex yet?

1. Sex
2. Loud Music
3. The internet
4. Well-written novels
5. Drugs of all sorts

Posted 2 years ago #
cyclist II
Short North & Peach District
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1.) Beer
2.) The Wings of Liberty
3.) The sun, salt, and solitude of the Sea
4.) Smoking
5.) Using slang

Posted 2 years ago #
Manatee
The eternal present
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1) Meditating

2) Finding someone who is kind but very intelligent and also good in the sack

3) Forests

4) My kid

5) Scratching my behind or having someone else scratch it

6) Food, I know you said five but I had to put butt-scratching in there.

Posted 2 years ago #
rus

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Coffee & Cigs. Gotta start with the breakfast of champions.
Dark, damp, gloomy days.
Duty.
Hitting what you're aiming at.
Remembering to laugh; no one gets out alive anyway.

Posted 2 years ago #
enzo

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Loved ones assumed....already taken into account because without some, it would be a super super super sad existence until alot of time passed.

1. Delusional Optimism-blissing out either in daily living and or meditation--ability to transcend bullshit
2.house music-- dance parties
3. sharing converstations with intelligent, creative love filled people
4. acquiring knowledge via living and learning, books, elders, nature, etc.
5. having something to look forward to---as simple as coffee with friends to some kick ass trip....

someone to love, something to do, something to look forward to...

Posted 2 years ago #
Core_Models
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1. Bugsy
2. Television/Movies
3. Friends. Being with them, just talking to them, just knowing they're there.
4. Sex
5. Almost any post by Enzo.

Posted 2 years ago #
Tenzo
Chicago Lakeshore
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nexttuesday wrote >>
How has no one answered sex yet?
1. Sex

Gave that up for my #1 pick

Posted 2 years ago #
jarsloth
west side
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1) my wife
2) eating because i want to, not because i have to
3) music
4) beer/wine/liquor (not neccessarily in that order)
5) store cats

Posted 2 years ago #
jarsloth
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Tenzo wrote >>
1) My wife
2) My Dog
3) Not knowing what comes next in infinate possibilities
4) Chooseing what comes next in infinate possibilities
5) Family and friends.

i like your #2 and #3, tenzo!

Posted 2 years ago #
chrisgillespie
Short North/Victorian Village
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Nice thread. Thanks!

In addition to loved ones and spending time with them, here is my list, not necessarily in order:

1) my pets
2) music
3) the smell of fallen leaves in autumn
4) gardening
5) solving a puzzle/conundrum

and, 5 is just so few to list, so here's 5 more:

6) not always following the rules
7) sitting in a river feeling the current rush past
8) creating a living environment that makes me and others feel good
9) laughing
10)sex

I'll stop there :) Thanks. What a nice way to start my Friday :)

Posted 2 years ago #
Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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In no particular order...

1) A conversation so good you can feel the pathways in your brain expanding
2) That first day the new season reveals itself, and you take notice
3) My pets
4) Lights that come on a string
5) Cooking for someone(s) - the feel and smell of biscuit dough is a particular favorite that causes sensory memory flashbacks every time

And thank you - this really is a lovely way to start the day.

Posted 2 years ago #
Snarf
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Core_Models wrote >>
1. Bugsy
2. Television/Movies
3. Friends. Being with them, just talking to them, just knowing they're there.
4. Sex
5. Almost any post by Enzo.

What, no Roman Burgers?

Posted 2 years ago #