Good morning. 🌻🌼🌷
15 February 2026
I’m off to a rough start today. I woke up, shuffled into the bathroom, grabbed my toothbrush, and started brushing my teeth. Within seconds something felt… wrong. I stopped, looked down, and—ugh 😱—realized I was using the little toothbrush I keep for cleaning the tight corners of the sink. Somehow I must have put it in the toothbrush cup instead of back under the sink with the cleaning supplies. I don’t think I’ve ever rinsed my mouth so fast. 🤢 If I could have stuck my whole head under the faucet and let the water run straight through, I would have. Pranked by my own inattention. Ewe!
When I went to let Charlie out, three small gray squirrels were already in the backyard. The moment they heard me turn the lock on the storm door, they bolted, and Charlie tore after them as they scrambled for the hole under the fence. It’s the usual morning routine—three squirrels, one determined dog, the daily game of dog‑and‑squirrel tag. I often see the same trio, though sometimes there are five or six.
During the day, Charlie stations himself at the back door, staring out like a self‑appointed guardian against the “bad squirrels.” When they show up, he comes to get me—muttering, nudging, insisting—until I get up and let him out. It can be a little annoying if I’m busy or trying to nap, but there’s really only one way to make him stop, and that’s to open the door. I can tell him to get in bed, but that only buys a few minutes. Might as well give in and let the guardian do his job.
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” — Voltaire
“The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” — Jon Kabat‑Zinn
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” — Oscar Wilde
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