Things I saw while taking the dog out the other day:
•Girl trying to eat a puff of cotton candy in the rain.
•A man peeling a pile of potatoes for frites under an umbrella.
•A woman balancing an electric orange juice squeezer on the seat of her bicycle.
•One great dane, two black labs, and a few other mutt dogs all of which weren’t good enough for misha to play with in the park.
The great thing about taking the dog out is that so many people smile when they see her. If I go out in a bad mood I come back inevitably feeling better, just by seeing someone light up when they pass us on the street. Some people will stop and pet her, others just say "mooi hond" to me or to their company and some don’t even stop or say a word. But they smile. Wonderful, genuine smiles. I know this sounds silly, but smiles really are contagious, at least when you know they are genuine.
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