Welcome to my space of nice. When you're feeling shitty, I invite you to come back and visit a spell. Every week, I'll post something nice. It will not be revolutionary. It will never be political. It won't even make you think. You're welcome.
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My grandpa Gus was full of jokes — in particular, corny jokes, dirty jokes, and Ole and Lena jokes (especially the dirty ones). Any place he could fit a joke, he’d squeeze it right in.
Read MoreFor our wedding, my family got together and made us a recipe book. I opened it as we drove back from our wedding weekend. I laughed; I cried; it was GENUINELY better than Cats.
Read MorePaperback Paradise, a not-always-SFW Instagram/Twitter/Tumblr/Facebook haven for reimagined book covers, is equal parts visionary and crass. Today’s nice thing: a possible nose-snorting laugh from one or more of these beauties.
Read MoreMy mom is my nice thing for many of my weeks. She has cancer and she’s washing all our windows, enjoying the sun on her shoulders and the knowledge that she gets to spend several more days enjoying the company of her daughter, her new son-in-law, and her 11-year-old grandson.
Read MoreSomebody got Paul Simon to admit which songs are his favorites from his own catalog. At least, they were his favorites one evening in 2016. The list is, apparently, very much subject to change.
Read MoreIt's not gonna surprise any of you that Mr. Rogers is one of my heroes. He's in my life to stay. My husband even made a reference to him in our wedding vows.
Read MoreIt's hard to describe why this is so beautiful, so I won't even try. Suffice to say it's very cool to be able to appreciate this song and performance on so many levels.
Read MoreOver the past several years, there's been a re-emergence of what I will go ahead and high-falutingly call real country music. The stuff that Willie, Waylon, Dolly, Patsy, and Johnny would all recognize as such.
Read MoreRainbows stay magical no matter how old we get. No matter how jaded, distracted, or hardened the human being, if you say, "Hey look, a rainbow!", they're likely to look up for at least a moment or two.
Read MoreI'm a huge fan of armchair travel. Books have taken me countless places I've never been. I've walked across Ireland. I've traveled with camels across the outback. I've done the Pacific Crest Trail.
Read MoreThis video has always been a surefire antidote to any shitty day I might be having. It makes you remember that love is real, and that love transcends time, gender, expectations, and even species.
Read MoreDecember 4, 1956, Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee. For four young men whose careers would ultimately ascend into nosebleed-level super-stardom, it was still just all about the music.
Read MoreWe all need to eat our vegetables. It's not just a fact of childhood. It's a fact of life. If you, too, are still on your way to falling in love with vegetables, maybe you'll like these recipes.
Read MoreSomewhere between the ages of 3 and 6, I fell in love for the first time. Apparently the sex appeal of shaggy blonde hair, dreamy blue eyes, and tight jeans transcends puberty.
Read MoreI did my best that first summer to plant every single one of the beds with pretty flowers and useful produce. I imagined bounty. I imagined beauty. I got hilarity.
Read MoreIt's no secret that Colorado is fairly stunning. It's slightly more of a secret how easy it is to get out into all that mountain majesty.
Read MoreNashville's Ryman Auditorium, home to the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974, is known as the "Church of Country Music." Whether you're religious or not, after you see a show there, you'll agree the place is holy.
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