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Barcy's Favorite Goodthings
CEO and Founder

:: Running through the Arizona desert
:: Happy hour with my family
:: Organizations fighting for equality, diversity, and conservation
:: Human Rights Campaign
:: Technology Access Foundation
:: Washington Trails Association
:: People with a passion
:: Independent films like Antonia's Line and My Life as a Dog
:: Meaningful discussions with friends
:: Adrienne Rich's poetry, especially The Dream of a Common Language
:: Driving with the windows down, cranking Ani Difranco's Reveling and Reckoning
:: Laughing with colleagues at work
:: My friend Hilary's Rhymes With Orange cartoons
:: Learning about different people and cultures of the world
:: Businesses for Social Responsibility
:: Docking without a scratch at slip E72
:: Almost anything on public radio, especially This American Life
:: My mom's amazing chocolate cake
:: Singing in the shower
:: Making a difference



Wood's Favorite Goodthings
Editor/Publisher

:: Biking to work
:: Robins' nests and SAVE International
:: Norah Jones' CD Come Away With Me
:: North Carolina Coastal Federation
:: Double features and third encores
:: The view from Mt. Constitution
:: Being an uncle
:: Urban Ecology
:: Grist Magazine
:: Fresh Southern tomatoes with salt and pepper
:: Steamed artichokes
:: Long October weekends
:: Being rich in daughters



Laurie's Favorite Goodthings
Creative Services Manager, Senior Content Producer

:: Travelling with time and no itinerary
:: People-watching in roadside diners
:: Moab, Utah at dusk
:: The Sierra Club
:: Hiking a slot canyon
:: Conversations with friends who are soulmates
:: Meeting new people
:: Amnesty International's mission
:: The "find" at a thrift store
:: Planned Parenthood's international work
:: The expanse of the Arizona sky



Jennifer's Favorite Goodthings
Manager of All-Things Greeting Cards

:: Hitting a tennis ball just right
:: A thick cup of coffee first thing in the morning
:: The belly laugh of a certain five-year-old
:: Seeing the first happy shoots of crocuses in winter
:: The view of the lake you've been hiking (forever) to reach
:: Finding my way out of that corn maze!



Jenn H.'s Favorite Goodthings
Spring 2002 Intern

:: Picking fresh raspberries and turning them into fabulous homemade ice cream
:: The smell of summer rain on pavement
:: Hearing a great song for the first time
:: A football stadium on a cool autumn morning
:: Contagious smiles
:: British comedy
:: Irish music and dancing
:: Sharing a good laugh with my sister
:: A proud heritage
:: Seeing stars and moons around distant planets through my dad's telescope
:: Getting swept away by a good book



Felice's Favorite Goodthings
Über-Intern

:: Road trips with friends
:: Sleeping in on dreary days
:: People who see me for all of my possibilities
:: Exploring new places
:: Knowing my family and friends are safe
:: Learning things I did not know that I didn't know
:: Sitting at the kids' table
:: My grandparents' health
:: Trying things that I initially believe are "not me"
:: Playing Frisbee with my best friend and completing 100 passes without dropping
:: Raising money for the University of Washington's Challenge for Charity, Special Olympics and Boys & Girls Club



Blanca's Favorite Goodthings
Good Gravy Enthusiast

:: Quiet moments lying on the grass looking up at an expansive blue sky with white, puffy clouds
:: A woodsy countryside right after it's snowed
:: A run along Myrtle Edwards Park
:: Animated discussions about the meaning of life
:: Long showers
:: A happy toddler (their smiling face and twinkling eyes)
:: Spring skiing



Sam's Favorite Goodthings


:: Stars from the middle of the ocean
:: Traveling (especially to Denmark)
:: Working outdoors
:: Listening to others
:: Tackling the New York Times crossword puzzle with my mom



Allen's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

:: Nightly walks around the block with Laura and our two kids (Grace and Jay)
:: Hitting a good drive off the first tee
:: Going anywhere and not having to sit in traffic
:: Cooking steak on the grill and eating it slowly
:: Rice pudding from Pizzadeli in Dover, Delaware
:: Hitchhiking through Honduras
:: Quality hammock time with a Tom Robbins book
:: Watching Antiques Road Show and guessing the right value
:: Going to new places and revisiting them years later
:: Honest people



Deborah's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

:: Eating Italian food
:: Ballroom dancing and flying gliders with my husband
:: Watching my son grow up
:: Road trips with my best buddy
:: Reading anything written by Connie Willis
:: Growing irises
:: Chocolate with any or all of the above



Peter's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

:: Fixing bikes
:: Herman Melville
:: Coffee in all its forms
:: Thrift stores
:: Outdoor ping-pong
:: A.W.A.D. (A Word A Day email list)
:: Vic Chesnutt
:: Russell Banks
:: Twelve Angry Men
:: My wife Toi (and the fact that that's her name)
:: New Orleans
:: Frisbee golf
:: Live at the Apollo
:: Free alternative newsweeklies



Lisa's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

:: Working on my colleagues' stunning prose
:: Rhode Island
:: My husband and our dog
:: Reading
:: Football in general and the New England Patriots in particular
:: October



Julie's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

The Art of Possibility
Listening to public radio any time, all the time
Concerts along the Columbia River Gorge at sunset
A leather chair by the fire
Playing a rowdy game of cards with my family
Big happy dogs (but well-trained!)
Chatting with passers-by
Cooking up a storm for a dinner party with friends
Random acts of acknowledgement
Strunk & White



Karin's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

Puccini operas
Galloping down a trail
Working with people from 12 different countries
Laughing at private family jokes
A really dry martini
The Animal Rescue League
Harry Potter
Singing old Smiths' songs with my boyfriend on guitar



Joyce's Favorite Goodthings
Contributing Writer

Jazz piano and Motown
Swans
Mashed potatoes with butter
Gardens both magnificent and makeshift
Conversations that go on long after the coffee has gotten cold
Public libraries
Movie matinees



Susie's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

Exuberant dogs running free in off-leash areas
Yoga poses that feel delicious
Old-time country singers
Sunday afternoon naps
1930s pottery
Letters written the old-fashioned way - on paper, with drawings and notes in the margin
Old hardbound books that smell like my grandma's house
Japanese hot-rock massage



Kate's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

Sitting under apple trees
Fabulous meals with good friends
Playing cribbage on the Picton Castle's hatch on lazy Sundays
Flying fish off the bow, dolphins off the stern
Laughter-filled holidays with my wonderful family



Amy Z's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

Kickboxing
Paul Simon's Concert in the Park
Laughing uninhibitedly
Hugs
Little kids with BIG imaginations
Parents and sisters
Bloody Marys from Paul's Club in Madison, WI
Wrigley Field



Jules' Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

Reflected sunsets off Mt. Rainier
Guacamole with lots of lemon juice in it
Signing Exact English with my nephew
Snuggling
Sleepy dogs who cuddle in bed
Knitting while my love reads aloud to me
Walking in the woods
Alaska, even in the winter




Amy G's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

My baby: his smile, his laughter, his soft skin, his sloppy kisses, and everything else
My husband, our dog, and our families
Good friends
Climbing Mt. Katahdin in Baxter State Park, Maine
Looking for the Big Dipper from my back porch
Pumpkin patches
The Nature Conservancy
National Public Radio
Utne Reader
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers



Paul's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

Running along the beach of Puget Sound
Los Lobos
My 12-year-old's cartoons of his cat
Ben Harper
Eugene V. Debs, Martin Luther King, and all the other dead but still inspirational heroes
Barcelona, the city of Gaudi
Pasta with sardines, tomatoes, fennel, and currants
Watching people find their voice



Sarah's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

The perfect black tee-shirt
Flipping to the cool side of the pillow on a hot night
An ice-cold Coca-Cola
Peonies
A book that makes me want to stay up all night reading
Swedish pancakes with lingonberries
Mittens
Organizing my closet
A just-right blue pen
Making and receiving mix tapes from friends
The smell of fresh herbs rubbed between my fingers



Ellen's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

My new husband
The whrrr of the espresso machine
Crisp, clean sheets
Seasons
Cooking for friends
Warming up by a roaring, crackling fire
Catching a big fish on a tiny fly, and then letting it go
Open-toed shoes, flip-flops, being barefoot
Fresh baked chocolate-chip cookies
Portland, Maine
Snowshoeing in the midst of the trees
Being a wife, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, and a friend



Elisabeth's Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

Roman Holiday with Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn
The Children's Eternal Rainforest in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Tulips and daffodils
Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico
Teaching Tolerance magazine
The National Park Service
Baking coffeecake on a snowy winter morning
PAWS
Hansa, the baby elephant at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo
Skiing in Colorado in fresh powder under a deep blue morning sky



Chris' Favorite Goodthings
GoodLetter Contributor

The Baha'i Faith
Movies
Good friends
Exercise
A good meal
The feeling of accomplishment
Sunny days
Powerful music
Swimming
Shrimp and avocado sandwiches
Monty Python
Stoney Tangawizi (Kenyan soft drink)
The Simpsons
Clean air, water and soil
Eccentricities



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