Things that made me happy today

When I went to pick up my prescription, I found a really good hardback book that I've been wanting and it was only $2.50. On my way out of the drugstore a homeless guy kissed me on the forehead after I gave him a dollar. Driving home I saw a toy poodle hanging out a car window wearing a purple harness and pink bows behind its ears. I counted all the different types of palm trees I could see on my way home--did you know that on Adams Avenue there are at least 6 kinds? I never knew. And I noticed that they just put up the Christmas lights on the Adams Ave. bridge over the 805. Pretty! And then at my apartment, I discovered that the bread slots in my toaster have grooves that look like little smiley faces.

I would like to add that that homeless guy was very nice. Honestly. Don't worry yourself at all about me being kissed by strangers asking me for my money. Just like people within any large group, some are nice and some aren't. His name is Billy, and he shook my hand (after kissing my forehead) and said he'd see me around. I hope I do! I have discovered that I am a philanthropist in the most literal sense of the word: I truly do love people. They make me happy. So do dogs, ladybugs at construction sites, smiley faces in kitchen appliances, the brilliant jewel-red of fizzy pomegranate juice glinting in a glass bottle in the sunlight as I drink it, warm fuzzy socks in Dr. Seuss stripes when it’s cold, and Annie’s Cheddar Bunnies. Bunnies!