Monthly Archives: November 2010

#363 Correctly guessing the secret ingredient

Sniffing bean dips, chewing brownies, inspecting casseroles for clues, you’re swishing and swallowing while channeling all your body’s powers towards your mouth. Make sure to close your eyes, sniff bunny sniffs, and slowly move that chewed-up paste around your tongue … Continue reading

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#364 When you get caught in the rain and just don’t care

Water, water, everywhere. Most of our brains and our blood and our bodies are water. Most of our babies and our beagles and our baths are water. Water rinses apples and washes cars. Water steams carrots and cures SARS.* (*Study … Continue reading

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#365 Getting dressed out of the dryer or laundry basket

Hands up if you’ve ever been a bachelor. People, if you’ve been there you know the lazy-boned joy of sleeping in a bed half-covered in clothes, eating breakfast over the sink to avoid using one of your three plates, and … Continue reading

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#366 Little kids showing you their muscles

Flex those spaghetti arms, grit those teeth, and look absolutely adorable. AWESOME! Photo from: here

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#367 Recess

Ring the bell. We’re supposed to run around. We’re not supposed to be still. We’re not supposed to be quiet. Pull out to our spinning planet swirling on its axis in the middle of our solar system. Pull out to … Continue reading

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#368 Seeing your hometown skyline appear over the horizon

Big buildings full of flickering lights, faded paint on rusty water towers, and mirrory windows of familiar stores welcome you all the way back home… Smile and hit the gas as familiar feelings soak back into your brain. Smooth streets … Continue reading

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#369 Finally getting something free off your loyalty card

I have a fat wallet. Stuffed to the gills with plastic cards and old receipts it sort of looks like a messy paper sandwich. I barely squeeze it into my jeans and when I sit down it sharply jabs my … Continue reading

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#370 Backing your car in

And driving it right out. AWESOME! Photo from: here

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#371 Seeing old people holding hands

It’s what life’s all about. Seeing old people holding hands is a symbol of a lifelong companionship full of knowing glances, inside smiles, and warm feelings in waiting hearts. As you watch them mosey down the boardwalk during the sunset … Continue reading

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#372 Umbrella karma

Umbrella karma is when you lose your umbrella somewhere but then randomly find another one somewhere else. Whoops, left your rainshade in the restaurant? No worries, there’s an extra one in your front closet from last week’s party. Shoot, did … Continue reading

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