An exercise in positive thinking

Taking a cue from one of my friends, here is an alphabetical list of things and people I like and love to refer to when I'm feeling a bit down and frustrated:-

American democracy
Albert from Only Fools and Horses
Apple juice
Answering quesitons correctly

Beaches
Brian Eno
Beautiful girls
Bags of free stuff from conferences, etc

Charlie Higson's work
Camel cigarettes
Chanteurs/chanteuses
Civil disobedience

Dad
Dozier, Lamont
Dewdrops on leaves
Dogs, not all of them though

Eating good food, or cheap stuff that tastes fine
Entrepreneurial spirit
Entering a club/bar
Entertaining relatives

Finding stuff
Finding stuff out
Fresh clothes and bedding
Freedom of speech

Gareth
Gogol Bordello
Gordon Ramsey
Gates kept in good repair

Hyannis
Hope
High items that I can reach and others can't
Howlin Wolf

I.T. support staff who are human beings
Indigo Jones, and other classical architects
Inigo Montaya (The Princess Bride)
iPod culture

Jewish humour
Jeans
John Sparkes
Jon Culshaw

Kate Moss
Kewell, Harry, circa 1998
Kit Kats
Kicking stones/leaves on an autumn day

Lazy days
Leone, Sergio
Libraries
Late service in fast food restaurants, very civilised

Monty from Withnail and I
Maggie
Making it in on time
Mum

Neil Young
New-born babies
Neckties
New shoes

Order of the Phoenix, book and film
Octupus, surprisingly tasty
O'Neills pub, anywhere in the world
Opening presents

Philosophy
Politics
Physical fitness (in certain circumstances!)
Ploughed fields

Q.I.
Question Time when no politicians are on
Quoting obscure lyrics/books/comedians, etc
Quails' eggs (again surprisingly tasty)

Roger Moore
Rule-bending (not breaking)
Rhodedendrons
Right-wing people being shouted down

Stephen Fry
Simon Amstell
Sancerre chardonnay
Sir Robert Winston

Taking time to do a good job
Trust
Tenacious people, women especially
T'Street (Coronation)

UV rays
Unbelievable (that dance song)
Unimaginable genius of Daniel Day-Lewis, The
Umpires decisinos being verified by a TV screen

Very long walks
V for Vendetta
Verizon US
Vocal singing

Werner Herzog
Wily old people
Who, The
Waiting for Godot

Xabi Alonso (great player even if a Red)
Xavier, Professor Charles
Xylophones, the kind Santana sample
X-ray specs

Yootha Joye sparring with Brian Murphy
Young Ones, The (TV)
Yelling jokey abuse at mates
Y2K celebrations

OK, I'll stop at Z but you get the idea. I'd also add proportional representation, the rest of my family and friends, and Shami Chakrabati/Clive Stafford-Smith and Michael Mansfield, the Holy Trinity of Human Rights lawyers.

Thanks!