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    A Challenge of Small Things

    Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by SocksFox, Oct 30, 2014.

    This might seem ridiculous to some, but it can be harder than it sounds. For the next few weeks, or however long you choose. Find two small things that made you smile over the course of the day. Even when the world has offered you, your rump on a silver platter, there are still those little things out there. I'm calling out a challenge to find them. Find one, post it here.

    On average people smile a minimum of 50 times per day. What were those reasons?

    I have two right off the bat:

    Hot water and wifi access...
     
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    That's called glass. We have it here in the U.S. too. :p
     
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    The first hard frost after the leaves have flown, the air is dense, heady with the crumbling. Overhead Orion wheels and Sirius shines, there is nothing beyond the bluffs but a rim of white and pale green. Each breath hangs, weaving a veil. The cold is aboslute, stark in it beauty. This is what I see from the backyard as I go to shut the gate, a moment of ancient stillnes.

    The ability to navigate in the dark without tripping on the obstacle course of Rue's toys scattered across the living room.
     
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    Rue because he knews when something is going to go south and the fact that he didn't alert last night. He just kept my toes warm. Yes, he's just a dumb dog, but he's my dumb dog. :agreed:
     
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