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I can see that, tamijo. Unfortunately, my wife and I have no children ( and therefor no grandchildren ) so I can't relate directly to that feeling. However, I'm sure that having my wife's arms thrown around my neck invokes a similar warm, happy feeling, so at least in that we're simpatico. Thanks for responding. 
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JimmyA
on June 17, 2012 at 10:24 AM
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My guilty pleasure is letting the housework go and spending the day crafting. But my simple pleasure is even better - just feeling the little arms of my grandchildren around my neck can make any day better.
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tamijo
on June 15, 2012 at 8:03 AM
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If that's your "simple pleasure" Sam, then right on! 
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JimmyA
on June 12, 2012 at 7:50 AM
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I love a Milky Way candy bar! sam 
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sam444
on June 12, 2012 at 7:36 AM
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Hey, lovelylady, my wife and I love M&M's too! The peanut and peanut butter ones are excellent, but my wife actually prefers the dark chocolate M&M's. Oh, and have you tried the coconut ones yet, or are you not a fan of coconut? Yes, a very nice and very simple pleasure!
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JimmyA
on June 12, 2012 at 7:11 AM
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Hi Jimmy. I love M&Ms! especially the peanut and peanut butter ones!
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on June 11, 2012 at 2:34 PM
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They all sound wonderful too, Amanda. And it seems as though you can even combine a few ( watching the History channel while eating ice cream covered with chocolate! ) Mmmmm . . . !
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JimmyA
on June 10, 2012 at 12:45 PM
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Watching the History Channel, shopping with Mom, listening to music, enjoying good food, time with friends and family, chocolate, and ice cream, iced tea.
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Amanda__
on June 10, 2012 at 10:45 AM
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Re: Really Old Comic Books. Yes...comic books.
Amazingly, Neo, I can actually relate to that as well! I'm an old-time comic book geek too ( no offense meant ). I read and collected comics during the '70's, but finally had to stop when a few of the storylines started to get just a little ridiculous. I did however continue to collect the Dr. Strange comics ( my favorite character ) for a spell because they were the best written and most interesting to me, and had the closest similarities to some of the science-fiction novels I was also reading. I'm sure picking up and reading one of those comics from yesteryear would be a simple pleasure, but one I haven't done in quite some time. Long Live the Sorcerer Supreme! 
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JimmyA
on June 10, 2012 at 9:40 AM
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Yeah, FSI, I know that feeling as well. Like when you're having a sub-par day, and then you hear a great old classic that you haven't heard in a really long time! That can do it too!
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JimmyA
on June 10, 2012 at 9:30 AM
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Is that all it takes, C C T? Just a bit of chocolate? That is a simple pleasure, and a good one ( I love chocolate too! ).
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JimmyA
on June 10, 2012 at 9:28 AM
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Ah, Wiley, then you get the best of both worlds . . . the pleasure of baking the bread itself ( and its special reward ) and the pleasure of enjoying the aroma long afterward. I would love to sample some of your "delicious" homemade bread, and prove Kabu right!
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JimmyA
on June 10, 2012 at 9:26 AM
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Re: waking up each morning, both of us and knowing that we have been blesse
Yes, Kabu, that's probably the simplest of the simple pleasures . . . but the most rewarding. I too feel the same way with my wife by my side. And I know that many people can probably name more than one simple pleasure in their lives; I have others as well, besides the aroma of freshly baked bread. But like you, too may to name right now! 
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JimmyA
on June 10, 2012 at 9:23 AM
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Really Old Comic Books. Yes...comic books.
Ah, I remember a time when DC and Marvel seemed as different as night from day, a time when a certain foursome were the most innovative heroes of the silver age. I recall a time when Spider-man was just becoming "amazing", a time when Gwen Stacy and Aunt May hadn't even died yet, much less returned from the grave! Reading old comics reminds me of a time when my parents were still alive, when I was just a boy, when the future was endless and everything seemed possible....
posted by
NeomancerNorthStar
on June 10, 2012 at 3:52 AM
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For me it's great music.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on June 9, 2012 at 11:28 AM
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When I look in the fridge and I have a bit of chocolate left
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C_C_T
on June 8, 2012 at 10:45 PM
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JimmyA
We are alike except I bake the bread and have made bread for 50 years. Kabu says I make the most delicious bread,
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WileyJohn
on June 8, 2012 at 6:52 PM
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waking up each morning, both of us and knowing that we have been blessed
with another sweet day together. ah there are too many things in each day for me to name.
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Kabu
on June 8, 2012 at 5:36 PM
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