Random Smiles

It's that time of year when everything gets tense and expectations for jolliness are unreasonably high, while bank accounts get dangerously low.  So I thought I would just make a list of things that are making me smile in the midst of the stress, in hopes they cheer you up too.

  • The picture above, which summarizes life pretty much perfectly
  • An epic battle I saw between a squirrel and a magpie for ownership of the shed roof (the squirrel won, judging from the squawks as the magpie flew away)
  • My colleagues, solemnly discussing how many bottles of wine will be enough for our Christmas lunch.  They may have made some actual mass and volume calculations
  • The mass exodus from X to BlueSky
  • New comics from Yehuda and Maya Devir
  • A shower of gently falling leaves
  • Puppies out walking in winter coats
  • Planning gifts for family and friends
  • The cat toys I found that are shaped like Christmas puddings
  • Pete Wicks on Strictly Come Dancing.  The pink leather trousers from last week made me laugh so hard I cried

It must be said, life sometimes seems like a swirly dark mess right now, despite all the tinsel and sparkling lights appearing everywhere.  But it will get better.  Somehow, someday.  It will get better.

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