The Smile List

"Start every day with a smile and get it over with."
~W.C. Fields

So here are few things that make me smile, for no reason other than they do.

• The song Mr. Blue Sky by ELO
  

• The deep, resounding "moooooo" of the mad cow that roams the hillside in back of my home.
  

• Cowbell. Gotta have more cowbell.
  

• The scent of chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven.
  

• The memory of my sister and I attempting to sing "I'm Henry the 8th I am" by Herman Hermits on karaoke night on our Alaskan cruise. "Attempt" being the operative word, since we were bent-at-the-waist-knees-crossed laughing too hard.
  

• Sighting a deer.
  

• Flight of the Conchords, "She's So Hot-Boom".
  

• Finding one of Lucy's stuffed toys on my bed. Dog, you are so busted.
  

• "We are no longer the Knights who say Ni...we are the Knights who say Ekke Ekke Ptang Zoo Boing..."
  

• The "ping" of an incoming text.
  

• The happy prancy-dance that Elvis does whenever I ask, "Want a cookie?" or "Let's go bye-bye."
  

• "No hablo espanol. HEY, hablando espanol!" from Bedazzled, one of the funniest movies ever.

And my guaranteed-to-produce-a-smile-favorite:

• A home video of a wedding entrance march that made the rounds last year. It was criticized by some as corny, but to critics I say "pppffffttttttt." Every time I watch this, it makes me happy for the couple whom I believe have a joyous future ahead of them. Mazel tov!