{"id":4504,"date":"2016-06-17T09:23:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T13:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=4504"},"modified":"2016-06-17T09:23:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T13:23:18","slug":"a-post-of-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/17\/a-post-of-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"A Post of Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June has been a pretty terrible month so far. \u00a0Lots of terrible things going on, both in the national news and locally. \u00a0Right now, I think we could all use a dose of happy things. \u00a0So here&#8217;s some things that make me happy.<\/p>\n<p>This is a photo of my parents&#8217; cat Taco. \u00a0He was taking a bath and fell asleep. \u00a0We&#8217;ve all been there, Taco, we&#8217;ve all been there.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4505\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_2631.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4505\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_2631-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Cat in a weird position because cats are weird\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_2631-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_2631-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_2631-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_2631-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m not convinced Taco knows how to cat. \u00a0Photo credit: my mom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In case you have forgotten, Taco used to look like this.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3838\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0968-e1441108642289.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3838\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0968-e1441108642289-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"He doesn't like cats though.  Not at all.  Nope.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0968-e1441108642289-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0968-e1441108642289-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He doesn&#8217;t like cats though. Not at all. Nope.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Everyone&#8217;s favorite, The Oatmeal, has come out with<a href=\"http:\/\/theoatmeal.com\/comics\/dogs_as_men2\"> If My Dogs Were a Pair of Old Men Part Two.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is old (in internet terms &#8211; so 2 months), but still worth watching. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-hVWEefD5ag\">Brothers Convince Little Sister of Zombie Apocalypse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\">Pearls Before Swine<\/a> is one of my favorite comic strips. \u00a0You should read it.<\/p>\n<p>The Bloggess <a href=\"http:\/\/thebloggess.com\/2012\/07\/04\/the-man-deserves-a-damn-medal\/\">gives the best anniversary gifts<\/a>, and I just wonder how she&#8217;s going to celebrate her 20th this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/compost\/wp\/2015\/06\/23\/every-state-flag-is-wrong-and-here-is-why\/\">State flags<\/a> are pretty ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>And finally,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/alanwhite\/a-little-boy-was-caught-secretly-hugging-his-neighbours-dog?utm_term=.sp33ANjplm#.jaQXR36O5Y\"> this story<\/a> about a little boy sneaking into a garage to hug a dog. \u00a0It has a happy ending.<\/p>\n<p>Share some things that make you happy in the comments! \u00a0Spread the happy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June has been a pretty terrible month so far. \u00a0Lots of terrible things going on, both in the national news and locally. \u00a0Right now, I think we could all use a dose of happy things. \u00a0So here&#8217;s some things that make me happy. 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