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: the secret to happiness :

November 10, 2019November 28, 2019 ~ the whirly girl ~ 4 Comments

It’s three simple words and I know what they are: give zero f*cks. Those words in that order will bring you maybe not joy, but something in the joyous neighborhood, like contentment. A peaceful ease. When the only opinion that matters to you is your own, well, it’s very, very liberating. Until you screw up, … Continue reading : the secret to happiness :

: there’s a catch to happy :

December 4, 2016February 1, 2017 ~ the whirly girl ~ 19 Comments

D’oh, why am I surprised? Because I wasn’t thinking, that’s why. But it’s impossible to be clearheaded and methodical when your upstairs neighbor is a wellspring of noise and mental distress and sleep deprivation. I was flipping desperate to move, okay? I didn’t waste time thinking. And, as luck would have it, I wound up … Continue reading : there’s a catch to happy :

: speaking of frozen :

September 13, 2015 ~ the whirly girl ~ 18 Comments

Yippee, It’s TV Dinner Day! Or was. Last Thursday. The official observance is on September 10th and I missed it because I was too lazy to double-check the date -- I thought it was later in the month. If this was dinner it’d be burned to a crisp. Nevertheless, that won’t stop me from commemorating … Continue reading : speaking of frozen :

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We’re all hurtling through space at 1,040 mph with the earth’s rotation. I’m the one in the backseat with my head out the window. May I borrow a comb?

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