When are you happiest?
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Oh damn. That's a tough one to nail down.
I am happiest when I am with wife and kids. Location doesn't matter too much. And activity would be playing some sort of game and it could be any sort of game. Last year we entertained ourselves sitting at the beach for hours on end by putting a shell on the sand as the tide was coming in and then guessing how long it would take for water to hit the shell.
I am happiest when I am with wife and kids. Location doesn't matter too much. And activity would be playing some sort of game and it could be any sort of game. Last year we entertained ourselves sitting at the beach for hours on end by putting a shell on the sand as the tide was coming in and then guessing how long it would take for water to hit the shell.
My house. Nobody. Nothing.
FYI - this was whited out in his poast.
Damn, gotta get all introspective on a Friday morning.
In terms of pure unbridled excitement, it's hard to beat the times I've been on hand to enjoy a Carolina victory for a championship or when we beat Duke or sometimes State depending on circumstance (What up, Gio?)
If you mean more contented memories, I love being with my friends and family, just hanging out, having a good time. Preferably near the water or in Chapel Hill, but that is secondary to just having good company.
On a personal level, I'm probably happiest when I feel closest to my creative and entertaining side. Whether that's being in a play, doing standup, writing, watching movies and television, reading, listening to or performing music, anything like that is when I really feel happiest, because I feel like I'm doing what I really love to do.
In terms of pure unbridled excitement, it's hard to beat the times I've been on hand to enjoy a Carolina victory for a championship or when we beat Duke or sometimes State depending on circumstance (What up, Gio?)
If you mean more contented memories, I love being with my friends and family, just hanging out, having a good time. Preferably near the water or in Chapel Hill, but that is secondary to just having good company.
On a personal level, I'm probably happiest when I feel closest to my creative and entertaining side. Whether that's being in a play, doing standup, writing, watching movies and television, reading, listening to or performing music, anything like that is when I really feel happiest, because I feel like I'm doing what I really love to do.
1. With my wife and the girls, when the little ones are happy/excited. When they are grinning and laughing everything else melts away.
1a. Offshore on a sailboat, completely unplugged, with nothing to do but sail, watch the ocean, read, rest, etc.
1a. Offshore on a sailboat, completely unplugged, with nothing to do but sail, watch the ocean, read, rest, etc.
On a boat in the BVI with family and/or friends, with a cold drink in my hand, listening to good tunes. Next to that, on a boat or around the water, with family and/or friends, with a cold drink in my hand, listening to good tunes.
When I have the peace of mind knowing my immediate family members are not struggling anymore.
Outside of that -- sitting on a beach at night with a cold beer watching lightning out over the ocean.
Outside of that -- sitting on a beach at night with a cold beer watching lightning out over the ocean.
Probably a tie between bird hunting and playing golf.
Kenan Stadium with
This isn't sarcasm, by the way.
I mean, you are kind of a prick if you don't say spending time with your wife and kids so that shouldn't even be an option.
Besides that it is golf by a mile over anything else though.
Besides that it is golf by a mile over anything else though.
with the wife and kids, anywhere really...mostly the obx
had lunch with my youngest today and he flat out held court with seven other 2nd grade girls...they thought i was funny and wanted pictures of all of us...that made my week
had lunch with my youngest today and he flat out held court with seven other 2nd grade girls...they thought i was funny and wanted pictures of all of us...that made my week
1. Sitting in an airport waiting to go somewhere I've never been
2. Sitting and staring out at Silver Lake in Ocracoke.
2. Sitting and staring out at Silver Lake in Ocracoke.
FYI the like is for #2. I like going places I've never been, but F the airport part.
Hmmm, I enjoy sitting in my stand bow hunting, it's peaceful, drinking with friends, hanging out with my 2 year old twin nieces, when I go to UNC basketball game or any other sporting event
I'm gonna borrow this part of your answer for sure. After Gio's punt return I was so happy I hugged and was hugged by about a dozen strangers lol.
I also love spending time in the great outdoors. It can be alone or with others as long as I'm still allowed to appreciate nature's wonder. For example, sharing a trail with a group of loud, obnoxious hikers ruins the experience for me. On the other hand, relaxed conversation around a crackling campfire with a drink in hand is basically heaven.
Last summer I was kayaking on Kejimkujik Lake in a heavy rainstorm. I remember getting a big smile on my face because despite (or maybe because of) the bad weather, it was very peaceful and I was the only person on the water. Sometimes moments like that make it feel like everything is right with the world.
Drinking cold beer and bourbon.
I'm not married nor do I have kids.
I drink beer. I drink bourbon. Occasionally hang out w an Asian chick. Go UNC.
I'm not married nor do I have kids.
I drink beer. I drink bourbon. Occasionally hang out w an Asian chick. Go UNC.
Playing the guitars that I make. (and, making them)
And, playing the ones I don't make. Especially, rare, vintage guitars.
And, playing the ones I don't make. Especially, rare, vintage guitars.
I think about the happiest I've ever been was in Kenan for the UVA game in 2015. Had an amazing day in Chapel Hill with the most amazing woman I've ever met, thanks to the generosity of one @Raising Heel
Still very much grateful for those tickets.
Still very much grateful for those tickets.
Family always comes first.
Usually is when we are on the water fishing.
It use to be playing cards with mom. Watching her feed cards to my little girl so she would win.
Man I miss mom
Usually is when we are on the water fishing.
It use to be playing cards with mom. Watching her feed cards to my little girl so she would win.
Man I miss mom
So if you take out the wife and kids, my answer would be:
At a really good outdoor concert with a friend or in a casino with my brother or on a ski slope solo or with a friend
When I'm poasting 5 star jokes . .
Three sisters, ages 92, 94 and 96, live in a house together. One night the 96-year-old draws a bath. She puts her foot in and pauses. She yells to the other sisters, 'Was I getting in or out of the bath?'
The 94-year-old yells back, 'I don't know. I'll come up and see.'
She starts up the stairs and pauses 'Was I going up the stairs or down?
The 92-year-old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea listening to her sisters, she shakes her head and says, 'I sure hope I never get that forgetful, knock on wood...' She then yells, 'I'll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who's at the door.'
Three sisters, ages 92, 94 and 96, live in a house together. One night the 96-year-old draws a bath. She puts her foot in and pauses. She yells to the other sisters, 'Was I getting in or out of the bath?'
The 94-year-old yells back, 'I don't know. I'll come up and see.'
She starts up the stairs and pauses 'Was I going up the stairs or down?
The 92-year-old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea listening to her sisters, she shakes her head and says, 'I sure hope I never get that forgetful, knock on wood...' She then yells, 'I'll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who's at the door.'
At first I thought you just stated that you like to tell jokes. The first line in your joke made me think you was about to say something about your sisters. First reaction was, man they old
Would work here as well....
https://northcarolina.forums.rivals.com/threads/and-now-terrible-jokes.8472/
A recent study out of Rutgers University suggests that you can ward off stress by taking a few seconds to recall a happy memory or positive experience.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0093
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0093
Or by simply wishing you were somewhere other than the Rutgers campus(es)
5 star thread.
My answer:
On the river with the fam.
Next Sunday kicks off river season for us. Looking forward to it very much.
My answer:
On the river with the fam.
Next Sunday kicks off river season for us. Looking forward to it very much.
Nice family, What river is that?5 star thread.
My answer:
On the river with the fam.
Next Sunday kicks off river season for us. Looking forward to it very much.
If not for the context you provided, I would've captioned this picture as:5 star thread.
"Targets acquired."
The first two pics are of the Cowpasture River in Alleghany/Bath Co, VA. The third pic is the James River just 3-5 miles from my house in Lynchburg and the last one is on Craig Creek in Botetourt Co, VA. We have a spot on the river up there. We'll hit all those this summer as well as a couple more. Fish, float, skip rocks, catch crawdads and drink beer are the regularly scheduled activities.
Look, nobody appreciates running a joke into the ground more than I do. I get it, the relentlessness becomes the joke. I'd have probably chuckled had it not been pics of my kids. That's probably an opportunity for a heckle that you should have passed on.
Surprisingly, no.
Smallies are usually what we're looking to catch in all above mentioned rivers as well as any others we float (Maury, Tye,) except for the Cowpasture. That river has some massive muskies and when there, we're hunting for those. I have to look around for a pic I have of a buddy of mine with a Muskie of epic proportions that he caught right off his dock. It's absurdly large. I'll poast it when I find it. I know the New has good Muskie fishing as well. We might have to plan a float there this summer.
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