Love it!hnd wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:18 pm walleye fishing in the fall on the mississippi. typically have the river to myself.
I live in the country. I end every evening before I go to bed (everyone else is in bed) sitting in my adirondack chairs just watching the stars. seeing the occasional plane blink past or even a satellite is icing on the cake.
What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
-
- Posts: 49
- Joined: Wed Aug 21, 2019 10:00 am
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Coffee on the porch.
Waking up with the sun - only sheers on bedroom window.
Waking up with the sun - only sheers on bedroom window.
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Helping my 16 yo granddaughter learn about investing. She has a Roth, a brokerage account and a savings account. She usually takes my advice!
- Sandtrap
- Posts: 19582
- Joined: Sat Nov 26, 2016 5:32 pm
- Location: Hawaii No Ka Oi - white sandy beaches, N. Arizona 1 mile high.
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Outdoor morning chores at dawn thinking about nothing.
Writing a “snail mail” letter with a fountain pen to a global pen pal.
Kona coffee before dawn.
Not thinking or even thinking about not thinking…or thinking about who is thinking about not thinking.
Helping a forum member via PM.
j
Writing a “snail mail” letter with a fountain pen to a global pen pal.
Kona coffee before dawn.
Not thinking or even thinking about not thinking…or thinking about who is thinking about not thinking.
Helping a forum member via PM.
j
-
- Posts: 72
- Joined: Sat Jul 28, 2018 2:54 pm
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Coffee, 8 o’clock brand brewed in a cheap no frills coffee-maker
Half and half for said coffee
My king size bed
Warm socks and slippers
A good margarita or glass of sangria
Landscaping crew so I don’t have to ever do anymore yard work
A day on campus at my alma mater, Georgia Tech taking in a football or basketball game
Listening to my grandson’s laugh
Planning the next trip to somewhere I haven’t been to before
Playing blackjack or craps
Walking along anywhere alongside my wife of 43 years (when she isn’t mad at me)
Surprising someone with something unexpected and making their day
Half and half for said coffee
My king size bed
Warm socks and slippers
A good margarita or glass of sangria
Landscaping crew so I don’t have to ever do anymore yard work
A day on campus at my alma mater, Georgia Tech taking in a football or basketball game
Listening to my grandson’s laugh
Planning the next trip to somewhere I haven’t been to before
Playing blackjack or craps
Walking along anywhere alongside my wife of 43 years (when she isn’t mad at me)
Surprising someone with something unexpected and making their day
-
- Posts: 1726
- Joined: Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:31 pm
- Location: Kansas City, MO
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Is that the $300 coffee machine or the $2k espresso machine ?
70% AVGE | 20% FXNAX | 10% T-Bill/Muni
- AnnetteLouisan
- Posts: 7239
- Joined: Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:16 pm
- Location: New York, NY
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Reading Tony’s comments to Dave55!
- Pizza_and_Beer
- Posts: 86
- Joined: Wed Aug 29, 2018 3:23 pm
- Location: Brooklyn, NY
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
1. Pizza
2. Beer
2. Beer
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Coffee in the morning after breakfast
Morning 30 minute walk with my wife
Sitting on the back deck in the afternoon reading a book
Lunch or dinner with friends
Morning 30 minute walk with my wife
Sitting on the back deck in the afternoon reading a book
Lunch or dinner with friends
-
- Posts: 4846
- Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2010 4:39 pm
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Great list!Yellowjacket1 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:39 pm Coffee, 8 o’clock brand brewed in a cheap no frills coffee-maker
Half and half for said coffee
My king size bed
Warm socks and slippers
A good margarita or glass of sangria
Landscaping crew so I don’t have to ever do anymore yard work
A day on campus at my alma mater, Georgia Tech taking in a football or basketball game
Listening to my grandson’s laugh
Planning the next trip to somewhere I haven’t been to before
Playing blackjack or craps
Walking along anywhere alongside my wife of 43 years (when she isn’t mad at me)
Surprising someone with something unexpected and making their day
“At some point you are trading time you will never get back for money you will never spend.“ |
“How do you want to spend the best remaining year of your life?“
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
My wife and I try and walk an hour or so a day out in the woods, I love watching her walk.
Watching one of the grandson's Pee Wee football games.
Floating around in a pond in the canoe fishing.
Watching one of the grandson's Pee Wee football games.
Floating around in a pond in the canoe fishing.
Regards |
Bob
- Sandtrap
- Posts: 19582
- Joined: Sat Nov 26, 2016 5:32 pm
- Location: Hawaii No Ka Oi - white sandy beaches, N. Arizona 1 mile high.
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
+1
Reading Dave55's comments to Tony (abuss).
j
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Tony has been hitting the bottle a tad too much lately.
Dave
"Reality always wins, your only job is to get in touch with it." Wilfred Bion
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Why thank you Jim.
Dave
"Reality always wins, your only job is to get in touch with it." Wilfred Bion
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Looking at the pics in old National Geographic Magazines.
- abuss368
- Posts: 27850
- Joined: Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:33 pm
- Location: Where the water is warm, the drinks are cold, and I don't know the names of the players!
- Contact:
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
This had me laughing out loud!
Dave and I are discussing overseas markets over a beer on his Gulf Stream as I type this!
Tony
John C. Bogle: “Simplicity is the master key to financial success."
- AnnetteLouisan
- Posts: 7239
- Joined: Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:16 pm
- Location: New York, NY
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Username checks out.
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
What's the good word!Yellowjacket1 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:39 pm Coffee, 8 o’clock brand brewed in a cheap no frills coffee-maker
Half and half for said coffee
My king size bed
Warm socks and slippers
A good margarita or glass of sangria
Landscaping crew so I don’t have to ever do anymore yard work
A day on campus at my alma mater, Georgia Tech taking in a football or basketball game
Listening to my grandson’s laugh
Planning the next trip to somewhere I haven’t been to before
Playing blackjack or craps
Walking along anywhere alongside my wife of 43 years (when she isn’t mad at me)
Surprising someone with something unexpected and making their day
-
- Posts: 233
- Joined: Wed Feb 22, 2017 5:05 pm
- Location: Connecticut
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Riding bicycles on a beautiful, car-free Rail Trail
Walks at our local town beach.
Walks at our local town beach.
"Take calculated risks - that is quite different from being rash." |
General George S. Patton
-
- Posts: 112
- Joined: Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:26 pm
- Location: Over Yonder
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Coffee, that feeling of just starting to sweat during a workout, a freshly cleaned space, taking a toke from the bong after I get home from the gym
A task begun is nearly half complete | Enough is as good as a feast | Risk: Ensure your goals can be met even under worst case scenario and be realistic.
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Retire early with lots of money.
You asked for simple, not easy or small
You asked for simple, not easy or small
"If I had only followed the advice of financial analysts in 2008, I'd have a million dollars today, provided I started with a hundred million dollars" - Jon Stewart
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Waking up on a freezing, cold snowy morning with lovely wife beside me and realizing I am retired and can stay in bed as long as I want; then get up, have a cup of coffee and watch the snow accumulate and thank the bogleheads for their help making it possible.
-
- Posts: 4846
- Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2010 4:39 pm
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Day off from work and school runs today.
Cold day, quality time in my infrared sauna. Ahhhh
Then opening door… cold air, recovering from sauna while still inside. Time to do nothing (except type).
Next, get the jetted tub ready with some cold to Luke warm water.
I could do this every day if ppl left me alone!
Cold day, quality time in my infrared sauna. Ahhhh
Then opening door… cold air, recovering from sauna while still inside. Time to do nothing (except type).
Next, get the jetted tub ready with some cold to Luke warm water.
I could do this every day if ppl left me alone!
Last edited by Wannaretireearly on Fri Oct 15, 2021 12:48 pm, edited 1 time in total.
“At some point you are trading time you will never get back for money you will never spend.“ |
“How do you want to spend the best remaining year of your life?“
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Telenovelas
While the moments do summersaults into eternity |
Cling to their coattails and beg them to stay - Townes Van Zandt
-
- Posts: 72
- Joined: Sat Jul 28, 2018 2:54 pm
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
To Hell With Georgia!! . . . Piss on ‘emjbrett330 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:48 pmWhat's the good word!Yellowjacket1 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:39 pm Coffee, 8 o’clock brand brewed in a cheap no frills coffee-maker
Half and half for said coffee
My king size bed
Warm socks and slippers
A good margarita or glass of sangria
Landscaping crew so I don’t have to ever do anymore yard work
A day on campus at my alma mater, Georgia Tech taking in a football or basketball game
Listening to my grandson’s laugh
Planning the next trip to somewhere I haven’t been to before
Playing blackjack or craps
Walking along anywhere alongside my wife of 43 years (when she isn’t mad at me)
Surprising someone with something unexpected and making their day
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
A golf game where I have my lowest score recently
Go Jackets
Go Jackets
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Probably sounds weird but I am starting to like intermittent fasting. I don't do it every day but on certain days I don't eat until 6pm (4 hour window until 10pm). When I do this, the food that I take the first bite of at 6pm (or later) somehow tastes 10x better than what I remember. Those first few bites are heaven.
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
-Sitting in my lovesac next to the fireplace watching NFL Redzone
-On a 70 degree day with a light breeze, riding my bicycle up a near by mountain
-Cruising with the family to our next out of state camping spot where we will spend a couple of weeks
-On a 70 degree day with a light breeze, riding my bicycle up a near by mountain
-Cruising with the family to our next out of state camping spot where we will spend a couple of weeks
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Now that's different! Congratulations, PinotGris for blazing a new path!PinotGris wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:58 pm Studying Sanskrit grammar on my own and gaining on that grammar and vocabulary.
Studying Vedanta in original Sanskrit texts and suddenly I can see the conjugated verbs and declined nouns.
I do this every morning, the whole quiet sunlit beauty of a sunroom all to myself.
-
- Posts: 152
- Joined: Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:02 pm
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Having a coffee with my DW
Playing kickball or soccer with my kids
Taking walks or hikes
Playing just dance on the Nintendo to show my kids and can still dance sorta LOL!
Fishing, especially fly fishing for some beautiful rainbow or brownies.
Playing kickball or soccer with my kids
Taking walks or hikes
Playing just dance on the Nintendo to show my kids and can still dance sorta LOL!
Fishing, especially fly fishing for some beautiful rainbow or brownies.
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Today I drove from my small town to visit local festivals at two other small towns a couple of hours' drive away. Both had similar food and crafts booths and carnival rides, but they each also had their own local themes which made it interesting to visit both of them. The weather was pleasant and the roads were mostly clear.
Meet my pet, Peeve, who loves to convert non-acronyms into acronyms: FED, ROTH, CASH, IVY, ...
- abuss368
- Posts: 27850
- Joined: Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:33 pm
- Location: Where the water is warm, the drinks are cold, and I don't know the names of the players!
- Contact:
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Simple pleasures?
Globe hopping in Dave’s Gulfstream!
Tony
Globe hopping in Dave’s Gulfstream!
Tony
John C. Bogle: “Simplicity is the master key to financial success."
-
- Posts: 3323
- Joined: Thu May 19, 2016 5:04 pm
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Das Musik
- AnnetteLouisan
- Posts: 7239
- Joined: Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:16 pm
- Location: New York, NY
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Correcting people‘s German.
Refraining from correcting people‘s German.
Refraining from correcting people‘s German.
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Das ist gut. I guess my simple pleasure is thinking I can intersperse my meager German in my online posts.
- AnnetteLouisan
- Posts: 7239
- Joined: Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:16 pm
- Location: New York, NY
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Gents- I‘m finally getting out of the Villa and getting my Pfizer tomorrow and -for the four days of possible side effects - I‘m entrusting everything to you and Dave to squabble over, since my kin are less availing.
Wish me luck!
„Annette“
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
delete
"Reality always wins, your only job is to get in touch with it." Wilfred Bion
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Good luck tomorrow! Tony will fly you anywhere you like once you are ready. He has borrowed the jet for a few weeks.AnnetteLouisan wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:11 pmGents- I‘m finally getting out of the Villa and getting my Pfizer tomorrow and -for the four days of possible side effects - I‘m entrusting everything to you and Dave to squabble over, since my kin are less availing.
Wish me luck!
„Annette“
Dave
"Reality always wins, your only job is to get in touch with it." Wilfred Bion
- AnnetteLouisan
- Posts: 7239
- Joined: Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:16 pm
- Location: New York, NY
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Dave55 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:48 pmGood luck tomorrow! Tony will fly you anywhere you like once you are ready. He has borrowed the jet for a few weeks.AnnetteLouisan wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:11 pmGents- I‘m finally getting out of the Villa and getting my Pfizer tomorrow and -for the four days of possible side effects - I‘m entrusting everything to you and Dave to squabble over, since my kin are less availing.
Wish me luck!
„Annette“
Dave
Thanks! he‘s giving me a lift there tomorrow in your Bentley.
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Reading this thread I have it pinned to my task bar.
Watching a pink sky out my kitchen window. Coffee. New Yorker cartoons and crossword puzzle. Working on my Sanskrit grammar and studying Vedanta in my sunroom in the mornings during the warm moths.
Watching a pink sky out my kitchen window. Coffee. New Yorker cartoons and crossword puzzle. Working on my Sanskrit grammar and studying Vedanta in my sunroom in the mornings during the warm moths.
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Tutoring my kids in math.
Get most of it right and don't make any big mistakes. All else being equal, simpler is better. Simple is as simple does.
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Wordle contest with family every morning. Relaxing with friends at the pool.
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
A warm bed on a cold morning
-
- Posts: 4846
- Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2010 4:39 pm
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Black coffee during intermittent fasting. Walk with the dog in the morning. Something about enjoying morning time more, the older I get.
“At some point you are trading time you will never get back for money you will never spend.“ |
“How do you want to spend the best remaining year of your life?“
-
- Posts: 250
- Joined: Sun May 02, 2021 6:27 am
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
I bought an Acupressure mat based on this review! mine is "Shakti" brand. At first it seemed impossibly sharp but now I look forward to using it and do so almost every day. Thank you!AnnetteLouisan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:22 pm
2. Ajna acupressure mat and pillow. I wish everyone’s back could experience the aaaaaahhhhhh of this. Nice side benefits too like better digestion and sleeping through the night.
-
- Posts: 4846
- Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2010 4:39 pm
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Checking the Anna mat on Amazon. Does look great for back/neck painblueberrypi wrote: ↑Sat Feb 05, 2022 11:57 amI bought an Acupressure mat based on this review! mine is "Shakti" brand. At first it seemed impossibly sharp but now I look forward to using it and do so almost every day. Thank you!AnnetteLouisan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:22 pm
2. Ajna acupressure mat and pillow. I wish everyone’s back could experience the aaaaaahhhhhh of this. Nice side benefits too like better digestion and sleeping through the night.
“At some point you are trading time you will never get back for money you will never spend.“ |
“How do you want to spend the best remaining year of your life?“
- AnnetteLouisan
- Posts: 7239
- Joined: Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:16 pm
- Location: New York, NY
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
The blue one looks great too- that’s the one I have. Using the pillow now. Used the mat last night. It does take one or two tries initially to get used to, but it’s a great substitute for a massage during Covid. I use it 3-4 times a week.Wannaretireearly wrote: ↑Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:43 pmChecking the Anna mat on Amazon. Does look great for back/neck painblueberrypi wrote: ↑Sat Feb 05, 2022 11:57 amI bought an Acupressure mat based on this review! mine is "Shakti" brand. At first it seemed impossibly sharp but now I look forward to using it and do so almost every day. Thank you!AnnetteLouisan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:22 pm
2. Ajna acupressure mat and pillow. I wish everyone’s back could experience the aaaaaahhhhhh of this. Nice side benefits too like better digestion and sleeping through the night.
Blueberrypi: so glad you are getting good use out of it!
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
Bicycling.
I bike 4,000-5,000 miles a year. I spend a few hundred $ a year on parts, apparel, and consumables for it. I consider that money well spent from a health pov.
I bike 4,000-5,000 miles a year. I spend a few hundred $ a year on parts, apparel, and consumables for it. I consider that money well spent from a health pov.
Re: What Are Your Simple Pleasures?
I don’t watch much tv, but I just visited Istanbul with Rick Steves on PBS. Fascinating! I put it at the top of my bucket list. A stop by cruise ship will never do it justice.