What small pleasures do we ignore that would make us happier if we just thought about them a little more?
–*A smile from a friend
–*Warm bread
–*Your cat butting its head into your arm
–*The pleasing xylophone sound from the Microsoft operating system
–*A smile from a friend, even one you don’t talk to that often
–*The feel of suede on your shoes, your coat or even just a square of it you keep for fetish purposes
–*A bouquet of flowers from a friend
–*The smell of ozone when you turn on a space heater
–*A bouquet of flowers received by mistake
–*A full roll of toilet paper
–*A smile from a friend, even if that friend is not really interesting or good looking or worthwhile much at all
–*A skateboarder falling on his ass
–*Three extra caps that haven’t been detonated
–*A bouquet of flowers sent by the cable company when their van hit you in traffic
–*The refund of your money for telephone overcharges won on your behalf in a class-action suit you never heard of
–*The intricate designs of obscure vegetation on your dinner plates, which appear to be acanthus, thistle or palm
–*The still air during a cease fire
–*Watching a traffic accident for hours
–*A warm, snuggly displacement bear
–*A smile from a person who is not remotely attractive and who is actually a demonstrable idiot according to specific criteria set by the American Medical Association
–*A hug from your step-daughter Soon-Yi
–*A smile from someone who is clearly just dead
–*A hot, steaming cup of coffee
–*A hot, steaming cup of coffee thrown in the face of your worst enemy
–*Just a tiny dribble of water given to you by the guards in the North Korean prison
–*Permission from Mistress Dominique to go to the bathroom
–*The sight of a man in a Polo shirt not getting what he wants
–*The feeling of accomplishment you feel at a town meeting when you have successfully filibustered, bullied and shouted down affordable health care for everybody
Beauty is Imperfection 