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A story about a young woman and her defaced Volkswagen showed how one person can turn something hurtful directed at her into something positive for others.
Her story made me happy. If you want something to make you happy, take a chance on one of 14,000 things.
You give me a page number from 1 to 612 and another number between 1 and 30, and I’ll give you something to be happy about from this book. Who knows, you may be the person who picks “L.L. Bean jeans.”
Every year, I’m grumpy when I lose my hour…
You know what? My agent’s birthday is TODAY, not yesterday. My day got a little busy yesterday; I thought I was a day late sending her a birthday e-mail, but I was actually on time, which made me happy.
Meanwhile, I didn’t forget that you might want to be happy, too. If you’d like to know something from among 14,000 things to be happy about:
please give me a page number from 1 to 612 and another number between 1 and 30, and I’ll tell you what the book says. I guess sometimes the answers seem lame, but I’m always hoping they’ll trigger a good memory or a burst of inspiration for the creative among you.
I’m still in The City That Care Forgot. I’ve gotten to spend time with people I cherish in a place I love. I have lots to post about–and photos, of course! But I do remember that I like to help y’all get your hump day happy on. So….if you want something from among 14,000 things to be happy about:
please give me a page number from 1 to 612 and another number between 1 and 30. When I get back to the City With the Big Heart tonight, I’ll post your answers. Sometimes delayed happiness is even better.
Wilhelm Grimm, who collaborated with his older brother Jakob to write Grimm’s Fairy Tales, was born on this date in 1786. The fifty-plus billion dollar industry that is Disney thanks them.
And now I don’t remember what that post was.
So, a post full of random:
W. H. Auden was born on this day in 1907. Of all the poetry by Auden that I’ve read, why is it that the only lines I can ever remember are the ones that were quoted so touchingly in Four Weddings and a Funeral?
I tried to early vote today, but the lines were too long. Apparently, it’s going to stay that way, which is good, that people are so engaged. I decided it was okay to try again another day because I’d also forgotten my cheat sheet which tells me who’s who and what’s what in the local elections. However, just so you know, in the big primary race, I’m voting for Hillary, and I’m not ashamed to say so. Smart women with vision and ambition make me feel good. They’re the kind of women who got other women the vote in the first place, and I don’t take that for granted for a moment. I’m a Gore person and an Edwards person, but I have no trouble being a Hillary person since my guys aren’t running.
I was going to make chicken and dressing tonight. Midway into food prep, while on the phone with Denece, I remembered that I have no oven. But the new stove comes tomorrow. ::BIG STUPID SMILE::
The laptop and I are being abducted by a generous friend at the beginning of next week. Mr. Laptop and I will be putting the finishing touches on the last chapters of A COVENTRY WEDDING in beautiful New Orleans. I hope Greg and Marika haven’t used up ALL the inspiration that floats on the air there.
Speaking of Greg, have any of you ever played 1000 Blank White Cards? Here’s one of the cards that was made when Tom, Tim, Mark, Lisa, Rhonda, Lindsey and I played one night.
I got a massage today, and the massage therapist did some trigger point work on me in all the most necessary places. Now I’m sore in a good way and chugging water.
The weather is dreary. It’s hard to get motivated. I just want to lie in bed and read. Today I went to Tim’s for a while and only wanted to lie on his couch and babble, which made Rex huffy. The dog has about ten favorite sleeping spots in the TimLair, but heaven forbid I take the one he wants at that moment. I sort of understand why he resents it, however, since everybody else wants to be in his luxurious crate all the time and he always shares.
To thwart the weather and my dull mood… Look! Another photo of two hot guys!
And psst, David, hanging on the baker’s rack in the lower left–it’s the poison cup.
How does Wednesday keep showing up so quickly? I’m about to turn in(to a newt), but if you want something from among 14,000 things to be happy about:
please give me a page number from 1 to 612 and another number between 1 and 30, and after I get a few hours’ sleep, I’ll tell you what the book says.
My own thing to be happy about: Mercury has gone direct. It’s NEW STOVE time for The Compound.
I know there are more pressing concerns in today’s world, but can someone tell me what the HELL Toto’s song “99” is about? It can’t be about a character on Get Smart, can it?
I’m sad because Mark G. Harris and Lisa will be returning to their respective wintry homes today (following a photo shoot, of course, though I’m about to endure a surly Mr. Harris when I tell him that).
So today, I NEED to read your things to be happy about to make me happy, too. If you want something from among 14,000 things to be happy about:
please give me a page number from 1 to 612 and another number between 1 and 30 and I’ll tell you what the book says.
Not a day for woe, but a day for happy. I, of course, am happy because Mark G. Harris is standing in The Compound dining room and we are about to go to the airport to pick up Lisa.
If YOU want something from among 14,000 things to be happy about:
then please give me a page number from 1 to 612 and another number between 1 and 30 and I’ll tell you what the book says.