# Feel Good Friday: Today I Smiled Because (Your Replies Wanted) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 17, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862 "2011-06-17T17:10:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SylverOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SylverOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SylverOne)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/21 "2011-06-17T18:40:56Z")
I bought 2 loaves of bread from the local bakery this morning, fresh and hot out of the oven. Garlic Cheddar and Cinnamon Raisin Oat. Now my car smells like a bakery. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/22 "2011-06-17T18:42:20Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Yesterday I got an e-mail for an interview next week at a place I never would have dreamed would be interested in me -itā€™s the absolute brass ring for my field IMO. My expectations are low, but itā€™s all I can think about today. Iā€™d have to sell my house, move away from friends and family - but it would be one of the greatest opportunities Iā€™ve ever had. What an awesome coincidence, as I have an interview next week as well! Itā€™d be a crazy commute, but itā€™d be worth it to be working again and in a job thatā€™s a better fit. > [@pbbth](#): > > Here in about an hour and a half I get to find out if **lilā€™pbbth** is going to be a boy or a girl! So exciting! For as little interest as I have in being pregnant, I do enjoy chatting about pregnancy and babies and the fun aspects of children. > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I guess that makes us 31, then. šŸ™‚ > > I had to smile yesterday, because my parents took Spike to the zoo down in Columbia as a present for his fourth birthday. Not only did he have a great time, but he also made sure he walked slow enough for his Grandma (whoā€™d gotten a new hip this past March), and he was one of the best behaved children there. That last part is amazing, since that child had a severe case of crazy. > > My smile got bigger last night, because my parents had brought Allen & Son barbecue down from Raleigh. Mmmmā€¦ barbecueā€¦ > > I had to laugh this morning when my father came downstairs. Squeaky (2) let out a yelp when he saw him, and screamed, ā€œGā€™an-daddy!!!ā€ He turned around in his chair looked at me fixing breakfast, pointed back to my father, and shouted, ā€œDad-dee! Gā€™an-daddy!!ā€ That is awesome. Little kids + zoo + good behavior = a spectacular day in my book. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/23 "2011-06-17T18:43:09Z")
Iā€™m looking forward to tomorrow morning, when I shall go to watch the [Fremont Solstice Parade](http://fremontartscouncil.org/fremont-solstice-parade/), a truly unique event. The floats are all human-powered, and are not allowed to have any abstract symbols on them (so no corporate logos or silly slogans). Plus, it is preceded and intermingled with the famous body-paint-or-maybe-just-naked bike ride, which is something to see. You can google your own photos, if you want to see previous years. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/24 "2011-06-17T18:56:10Z")
> [@Motorgirl](#): > > Does that mean 41 is the new 31? (o pleez o pleez) > ā€¦ Yep. And 10 is the new fetus. So I smiled today because my lunch was sooo good. Potatoes and onions fresh off the grill in the caf (itā€™s a big mama thing.) I smiled because my coworker wore stripper shoes today, and she keeps doing little hot dances. I smiled because the sales gods have been smiling on me today. Making some great bonuses. ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/25 "2011-06-17T19:03:57Z")
My new washing machine gets delivered in an hour after our old one decided to empty water all over the laundry room last weekend. Shiny new stuff! My new job means an across country relocation and all the stresses that go along with that and selling a house in the current market but it is a great deal for our little family and my husband talked to his new boss today and called me all excited about his new job and how much he liked his boss. Made me smile to hear him so excited and happy. I have steaks marinading for supper and plans for a lazy weekend. Lots of reasons to smile today šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/26 "2011-06-17T19:11:15Z")
> [@nashiitashii](#): > > What an awesome coincidence, as I have an interview next week as well! Itā€™d be a crazy commute, but itā€™d be worth it to be working again and in a job thatā€™s a better fit. Excellent! Hope itā€™s a good week for us both! ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/27 "2011-06-17T19:13:50Z")
Our insurance adjustor called to say he sent us a $5300 check to finish up the work in the basement. Weā€™ll get our house back soon! ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/28 "2011-06-17T19:16:31Z")
> [@Motorgirl](#): > > Does that mean 41 is the new 31? (o pleez o pleez) > > I had my annual mammogram today and through the wonders of modern digital imaging they called me within an hour to tell me I was all clear for another year. 31? Heck, I feel 25! (Cause if we are going to change ages, I want to be 25!) > [@BlueKangaroo](#): > > I have a couple of good friends coming to my house, > > \Itā€™s stayed that tidy.\ > > A friend I thought had decided to drop me came by the other day. good food and friends are always fabulous together! And yay for clean offices - want to come clean mine?? pleez o pleez?? And yay for reconnecting with old friends. I have a friend that I speak spanglish with - and even when we donā€™t understand each other - itā€™s still good! > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > ā€œDad-dee! Gā€™an-daddy!!ā€ I love that story. It makes my uterus twitch. Usually only kittens do that! > [@SylverOne](#): > > Now my car smells like a bakery. šŸ™‚ sooooo jealous! Iā€™m going to the Farmerā€™s Market tomorrow morning - I love the way the lavender and herbs make my car smell šŸ™‚ > [@nashiitashii](#): > > What an awesome coincidence, as I have an interview next week as well! Itā€™d be a crazy commute, but itā€™d be worth it to be working again and in a job thatā€™s a better fit. rattling the chicken bones for you also! > [@Saltire](#): > > Iā€™m looking forward to tomorrow morning, when I shall go to watch the [Fremont Solstice Parade](http://fremontartscouncil.org/fremont-solstice-parade/), a truly unique event. That sounds so cool! > [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > So I smiled today because my lunch was sooo good. Potatoes and onions fresh off the grill in the caf (itā€™s a big mama thing.) > > I smiled because my coworker wore stripper shoes today, and she keeps doing little hot dances. > > I smiled because the sales gods have been smiling on me today. Making some great bonuses. lunch, stripper shoes, and money? Where exactly do you work? :dubious: I hear brown chicken, brown cow . . . šŸ˜ƒ > [@ems](#): > > Lots of reasons to smile today šŸ˜ƒ Clean clothes, happy husband, and steak. That sounds like a Friday FULL of win!! ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/29 "2011-06-17T19:19:24Z")
ā€¦because my kid is really, really loving the art class heā€™s taking at the local museum. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/30 "2011-06-17T19:19:32Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > our insurance adjustor called to say he sent us a $5300 check to finish up the work in the basement. Weā€™ll get our house back soon! very nice! ---
**Author:** ![RalfCoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@RalfCoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RalfCoder)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/31 "2011-06-17T19:24:29Z")
I smiled because I hit some dynamite kill shots while playing racquetball at lunch, and won one of the 2 games we played. And also because Green Lantern comes out today, and I havenā€™t been to a movie in ages. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/32 "2011-06-17T19:26:57Z")
I wish I had something to smile about, itā€™s been a crappy day.ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/33 "2011-06-17T19:30:45Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > ā€¦because my kid is really, really loving the art class heā€™s taking at the local museum. I want to see pics of his work! > [@RalfCoder](#): > > I smiled because I hit some dynamite kill shots while playing racquetball at lunch, and won one of the 2 games we played. > > And also because Green Lantern comes out today, and I havenā€™t been to a movie in ages. I donā€™t know anything about racquetball, but I am going to see Green Lantern on Sunday with some friends - weā€™ll have to compare notes later! > [@Baker](#): > > I wish I had something to smile about, itā€™s been a crappy day.ā˜¹ You know what had me laughing today? A librarian I know posted this as her facebook status: _regular patron just reported that a woman in the parking lot is rolling a lint roller all over the torso of a shirtless, tattoo-ed man and has been doing so for some time. Ah, the public libraryā€¦_ ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/34 "2011-06-17T19:45:04Z")
Iā€™m happy because of - the lack of sports withdrawal; the CFL preseason started on the last day of the NHL finals, and the two overlap in the fall - I bought some new clothes this week that I love, and got a lot of items for a good price - tomorrow we are going to visit the inlaws and see my SILā€™s baby boy, who is one week old today - my sister and her husband are settling in very well in their new city, she loves her new job and the hot-tub in her rental house is just a bonus ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/35 "2011-06-17T20:11:53Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I wish I had something to smile about, itā€™s been a crappy day.ā˜¹ I am sorry about that. If I did your laundry in my shiny new washing machine would it help at all? Love this thread by the way! ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/36 "2011-06-17T20:15:39Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > Iā€™m happy because of > > - the lack of sports withdrawal; the CFL preseason started on the last day of the NHL finals, and the two overlap in the fall > > - I bought some new clothes this week that I love, and got a lot of items for a good price > > - tomorrow we are going to visit the inlaws and see my SILā€™s baby boy, who is one week old today > > - my sister and her husband are settling in very well in their new city, she loves her new job and the hot-tub in her rental house is just a bonus I like that what makes you smile is that other people in your family are smiling. Very cool! šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![smaje1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/37 "2011-06-17T20:26:41Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I wish I had something to smile about, itā€™s been a crappy day.ā˜¹ Sorry about your crappy day! I hope it gets better. But you do have something to smile about ā€“ all of the people on this thread who are happy. Be happy for them and smile. šŸ™‚ Nothing has made me particularly happy today, but reading about everyone elseā€™s good fortune has definitely put a smile on my face. Wait, I was wrong. I DO have something to be happy about. An old friend is returning to work at my company after a long absence. And I learned about that during my Friday-lunchtime D&D game, which always puts me in a good mood. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![FrancisCastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b4bc9f/32.png) [@FrancisCastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrancisCastle)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/38 "2011-06-17T20:29:22Z")
I had to sit through an annual training on non-violent crisis intervention. Yes, it is as boring as it sounds. However, I had to giggle when the instructor was demonstrating what to do if someone grabs/pulls your hair. Heā€™s bald. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/39 "2011-06-17T20:43:03Z")
> [@FrancisCastle](#): > > I had to sit through an annual training on non-violent crisis intervention. Yes, it is as boring as it sounds. However, I had to giggle when the instructor was demonstrating what to do if someone grabs/pulls your hair. Heā€™s bald. šŸ˜ƒ What\* do\* you do if someoneā€™s pulling your hair uninvited? I guess kicking them in the crotch wouldnā€™t be non-violentā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862/40 "2011-06-17T20:43:19Z")
I regret to say that I cannot come clean yours. I have a commitment to get my office ACTUALLY in shape, and I gave myself a whole year to do it in. Thatā€™s how bad I am at dealing with the crap that accumulates in offices. Now I want a card catalog. Somehow, Iā€™m convinced it will make my life better by giving me places for some of those little bits of office flotsam. And be pretty. Alas, the office is also the tiniest room, so no space! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-today-i-smiled-because-your-replies-wanted/585862.md?page=3)