{"id":3784,"date":"2011-12-22T23:37:50","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T04:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=3784"},"modified":"2011-12-23T03:52:58","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T08:52:58","slug":"close-enough-mice-and-nailpolish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=3784","title":{"rendered":"close enough, mice, and nailpolish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your holidays are full of laughter and light and loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three beautiful things from my past week:<\/p>\n<p>1. I have forgotten to transfer my cash from one outfit to the next, but don&#8217;t realize this until after I place my order. The man at the counter tells me just to give him what I have and calls it close enough. &#8220;There&#8217;s no reason to get upset about it. Pay me the next time you come in,&#8221; he says, even though I have never been in before. But I will be back, <a href=\"http:\/\/pumpdeli.com\/\">Pumpernickels Deli<\/a>, I will be back.<\/p>\n<p>2. I take my car in to have the blower replaced, since it hasn&#8217;t worked since we brought it down to D.C. two years ago. Turns out that a family of mice had made a very weather-proof home once upon a time, and now that the insulation is cleared out of the old blower and the vents, my little car has a defroster &#8212; and heat! &#8212; again.<\/p>\n<p>3. I paint my fingernails alternatingly red and green. The polish is not quick-dry and so I make a big mess of everything, but the payoff is equally large, as I have cheerful hands and receive compliments from a surprising number of people.<\/p>\n<p>How about you? What&#8217;s been beautiful in your world this week?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your holidays are full of laughter and light and loved ones. Here are three beautiful things from my past week: 1. 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