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Find misplaced items<\/strong>
\nI put a\u00a0Tile bluetooth tracker<\/a>\u00a0in my wallet and forgot about it. Last week, my wallet fell out of my pocket when I was at the movies, and I didn\u2019t realize it until I was in the car. I went back to the theater, opened the Tile app on my phone and pressed the \u201cWallet\u201d button. The tile in my wallet chirped loudly and I found it wedged between two seats. A useful little gadget! \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Old music Twitter feed<\/strong>
\nDust-to-Digital is a record label specializing in early, hard-to-find music. They have a\u00a0terrific Twitter feed<\/a>\u00a0with videos I\u2019ve never seen of performers like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Papa Jo Jones, Eddie Cochran, Koko Taylor. I spent an enjoyable couple of hours watching the videos. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Happiness trick<\/strong>
\nThis article titled \u201c1 simple trick to be happier<\/a>“is not clickbait \u2014 it\u2019s sound advice. It suggests that because your happiness level is more dependent on the frequency of positive events, rather than the intensity, you should be creating a daisy chain of happiness-inducing events all day long. “Think of some of the small delights that bring you joy \u2014 whether it\u2019s a certain song, a photo from a gathering with friends, or even a pen that writes like a dream \u2014 and try intentionally placing them throughout your day.\u201d I have a running list of 100 things that bring me joy that I pull up when needed. On the top of my list is hugging my dog and cuddling (mostly bugging) my cat. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Global street foodie<\/strong>
\nMy favorite street foodie is the\u00a0YouTuber Mark Wiens<\/a>. He is half-Chinese, lives in Bangkok, but specializes in eating street food around the world. It\u2019s no surprise to me his channel has 5 million followers because he is enthusiastic, thrifty, do-it-yourself, and he goes to the places I would go for street food: Pakistan, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, China. His \u201ctours\u201d are more useful than say Anthony Bourdain\u2019s or Andrew Zimmern\u2019s, in part because he doesn\u2019t have a crew and stays low to the ground. When I headed somewhere remote, I check his extensive archive out. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Packable trash cans<\/strong>
\nWe have one of these\u00a0collapsible trash cans<\/a>\u00a0(Camco Collapsible Utility Container, $13) that we use when we have barbecues \u2013 I still end up picking up beer bottles and cups the next day but not as many as I would if we didn\u2019t have this. These are also perfect to take camping, because they take up virtually no room. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Long-sleeved T-shirts<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m my own boss, so I set the work dress code and it is: t-shirts. But I live on the Pacific coast in the fog where it is cool year round, so I only wear long-sleeved t-shirts. And I don\u2019t wear logos. For many years long-sleeved t-shirts in color without logos were hard to find, but I recently got my newest batch from Amazon of all places. The\u00a0Amazon Essentials long-sleeved t-shirt<\/a>\u00a0is heavy duty, inexpensive, and prime delivery. Perfect for my office. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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