six impossible things
'Now I'll give you something to believe. I'm just one hundred and one, five months and a day.'
'I can't believe that!' said Alice.
'Can't you?' the Queen said in a pitying tone. 'Try again: draw a long breath, and shut your eyes.'
'Alice laughed: 'There's no use trying,' she said; 'one can't believe impossible things.'
'I daresay you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen. 'When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.'
–Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass
So maybe these aren't exactly impossible - I'm still practicing:
{one} I watched the pedometer turn 200,000 miles this morning while on the 210 freeway in Pasadena.
{two} The house is unharmed. Very grateful for that.
{three} B's godson stayed behind with his paternal grandparents & is now halfway around the world from his parents and brother.
{four} The cows gave books to needy kids in LA.
{five} I used the Men's Room (the Women's Room was out of order).
{six} There is a reindeer on the roof of the J Crew store. It is sitting on a giant red ornament, waving.
on the night stand :: Alice in Wonderland
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