Day Maker #89: For My Inner Child

This exists. Enough said. (It turns staircases into slides. Does it get much better than that?)

Day Maker #88: 2005 FTW

Going through old boxes, I just discovered a Washington Post in which Pope Benedict XVI and I share the front page.  I never realized how awesome my life is until now.

Day-Maker #87 and NUNS!

I saw this going around Facebook and didn’t watch it until LB sent it to me, titled, “A Day-Maker for You.” Watching the Sister’s Sisters and the faces of people reacting to nuns did make my day (although I wish I could understand the Italian):


And between that performance and this story here

Day-Maker #86

Spring weather for the first day of spring!

Also, the Google doodle for the occasion.  (I will update this with a link if I can find it, once you can no longer see the Google doodle from their homepage.)

Update 3/21/2014:

Day-Maker #85

A young lady sitting behind me on the Metro tapped my shoulder.  "Oh, I was just gonna show you the rainbow," she said as the train passed by concrete sound barriers.  Then the blue and grey sky broke forth and I saw the brilliant rainbow!

And this was right after I had found Noah's ark.

Day-Maker #84

Fleece-lined tights.  It's like my legs are wrapped in a cozy blanket all day at work.  Why did these not enter my life sooner?

Day-Maker #83

Overheard in the office: "No, we do not have the Pope's cell phone number."

Day-Maker #82

Seeing a small girl at Trader Joe's getting her picture taken with a bouquet of flowers.  She had obviously been to the Post-Office early that day: she wore a Priority Mail sticker.

Day-Maker #81

Take a look at this video of the Pope talking to a group of children.  Spoiler Alert: they give him a sheep.

Day-Maker #80

After a brief hiatus, I return to share this day-maker, which brightened my morning Facebook stalking.  Which Supreme Court justice are you?  I'm Kagan!

Day-Maker #79

Today, I got sunburned and Starbucks, two things that do not normally happen in Steubenville.

Day-Maker #78

These exist:


















No, they are not disks... They are sticky notes from ThinkGeek!

Day-Maker #77

Five hour (plus traffic) road trips are so much more bearable with another human being in the car.  Especially when that other human being is a great conversationalist.

Day-Maker #76

When I am searching the web from Tim Horton's wireless, Google thinks I am in Canada.  (Yes, I do have that many tabs open.  Don't judge.)

Day-Maker #75

This weekend, as I slogged my way through more research, a certain young man made his way west to visit me.  I warned him that I was overwhelmed with schoolwork and so much of Saturday evening would have to be dedicated to studying.  So he cooked as I read.

Now I have leftovers that someone else made sitting in my fridge and packing dinner for tonight was so easy.

Day-Maker #74

Watching a little boy try to receive Communion.  His parents were ahead of him, so they didn't see; his older sister shook her head at the priest, who simply gave him a blessing.  The boy went away grinning at his near success.

Day-Maker #73

As I was driving up to Ohio on Sunday, I pulled into a toll plaza and rolled down my window to take my ticket.  I encountered a common problem in my life -- I could not reach the ticket while remaining buckled in my seat with my foot on the brake.  At that exact moment, a toll worker was walking across the plaza... and he took the ticket out and handed it to me.  Thank you, kind sir!

Day-Maker #72

Quote of the Day: "I would create the universe again just to hear you say that you love me." ~Christ to St. Teresa of Avila

This made me stop in the middle of campus, smile, and ponder the greatness of God's love.

Day-Maker #71

Inspirational quotes on coffee shop napkins.  Why do more people not do this?

Day-Maker #70

The NBC newscaster, after a commercial break, declared: "We're back, though that would appear evident." Thank you, Bob Costas, for noticing this little unnecessary moment of life!