Sunday Stealing

Let's Do Our ABCs

A. Auto No car

 
B. Bed size Full

 
C. Cats Two

 
D. Dogs None. I would have a dog if I could, especially now that I'm mostly retired. But only service and emotional support dogs are allowed in this building.

 
E. Essential start to your day Stretching

 
F. Favorite color Pantone 294 (aka Cubbie blue)

 
G. Gold or silver Silver

 
H. Hand you favor (righty or lefty) Righty

 
I. Instruments you play None

 
J. Job title Part-time sales associate

 
K. Kids None

 
L. Live (rural, suburb, city) Suburb

 
M. Meal plans None yet

 
N. Nicknames I only have one. I bestow them liberally, though.

O. Overnight hospital stays Two. Overnight in 2004, three nights in 2011. 

 
P. Pet peeves Right now I'm most annoyed with myself. I go over texts from my oldest friend – she has health/emotional problems – as though they were frames of the Zapruder film and maybe I'll find the solution to her problems. Of course I won't. She lives far away on the West Coast and never listens to me, anyway. I need to do what I can and then let it go.

 
Q. Quote from a movie "Signor Ravelli's first song will be 'Somewhere My Love Lies Sleeping' with an all male chorus." Animal Crackers

R. Regrets I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention.

 
S. Siblings Two sisters

U. Underwear Right now I'm wearing a bra and undies

V. Vegetable you love Peas

 
W. What makes you run late Bone-deep laziness

 
X. X-rays you’ve had Teeth, back, abdomen (lots of my abdomen)

Y. Yummy food Carbs. Breads and potatoes, especially

Z. Zoo animal Okapi

 

August Happiness Challenge – Day 9

My 2025 Happiness Icon

Today's happiness: Henry's "casserole," baseball and a caturday cuddle. Today, like yesterday, was a quiet day filled with little jolts of joy. 

 

1.  I ordered a deep dish cheese and sausage pizza from Lou Malnati's. It reminded me of my late, dear friend Henry. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, deep dish Chicago-style pizza genuinely confused him. "How is this pizza and not a casserole?" he would ask. I miss Henry so much, but remembering his unique way of looking at everyday life makes me happy. I was lucky to have him in my life for 30+ years.

 

2.  The Cubs really haven't been that good since the All Star Break. But tonight, they were very good, beating St. Louis 9-1. If you're not a baseball fan, you might not get how important that is. The Cubs and Cardinals are one of the game's oldest and most ferocious rivalries. It not only makes me happy that my guys finally got hot, I'm happy that it happened in St. Louis.

 

3.  My Connie Cat watched the game with me, luxuriating in scritches under her chin and bell rubs. The affection that flowed between us made me happy.

 

So of course I'm happy.

 

Happy August Happiness Challenge!

 

Each day in August you are to post about something that makes *you* happy. Pretty simple. And, it doesn't even have to be every day if you don't want it to be. It's a great way to remind ourselves that there are positive things going on in our lives, our communities, and the world.

 

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