It really is true that if you “count your blessings” you begin to realize what a tremendous gift life is, despite all the hardships, horrors, hassles and hindrances. Perhaps my list of favorite things will help you count your blessings too…
The following list does intentionally omit certain favorite things of mine-one is blanket reference to my faith, but you can accept as a given that the God of the Bible rules my preferences, and I have, unavoidably, noted a few things relevant to my beliefs.
Another intentional omission is consideration of romance and sex, which would otherwise populate the list in a rather more colorful way. But as I’ve said before, this is intended to be a “family-friendly” blog.
MY FAVORITE THINGS
Favorite color: purple
Favorite word: love
Favorite sound: birds singing; ocean waves pounding the shore
Favorite plant: Pine tree (all varieties)
Favorite animal: Thrush
Favorite food: English cheese
Favorite meal: Tandoori chicken
Favorite substance: paint
Favorite name: Jesus
Favorite time: bed time
Favorite material: leather
Favorite movie: “Koyaanisqatsi”, “Oedipus Wrecks”
Favorite movie star: Woody Allen
Favorite song: And Can It Be?
Favorite ice cream: Baskin Robbins chocolate fudge
Favorite game: snooker
Favorite sport: soccer
Favorite comedian: John Cleese, Michael Palin
Favorite speaker: Ken Ham
Favorite topic of discussion: origins and creation
Favorite artist: Vincent Van Gogh
Favorite painting: Olive Trees series by Van Gogh
Favorite art style: cubism
Favorite musical genre: electronica
Favorite musical instrument: piano
Favorite composer: JS Bach
Favorite band: Yes, Gentle Giant
Favorite musician: Chris Squire, Jaco Pastorius
Favorite vocalist: Jon Anderson
Favorite book: “The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”
Favorite drink: Couintreau
Favorite planet: Saturn
Favorite Bible book: John’s gospel, Genesis
Favorite politician:
Favorite website: answersingenesis.org
Favorite fruit: Israeli oranges
Favorite place: the Grand Canyon
Favorite weapon: the pen
Favorite country: England 1973
Favorite experience: worshipping God
Favorite odor: patchouli, pine, seaspray
Favorite statesman: Winston Churchill
Favorite sensation: raindrops on a hot summer day
Favorite weather: severe thunderstorms
Favorite temperature: 88F (low humidity)
Favorite Dr. Who enemy: the weeping angels
Favorite tool: saw
Favorite Star Wars scene: Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan versus Darth Maul
Favorite Star Wars character: the original emperor
Favorite existing building: York Minster
Favorite car: 1970 VW Beetle
Favorite disease: fits of laughter
Strangely enough, I was also going to write a “count my blessings” blog! Guess you beat me to it!
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