Read an article about China first thing in the morning to start your day with a broader perspective. If a neighbor’s cat comes to your porch, open the door. Cats need vacations too. Empty your partner’s spittoon without being asked. Spread positivity in little ways. If you find someone’s still…

I had a little slinky once It slinked, and slank, till it was slunk! So Mom bought me a superball It bounced off, over roofs and walls And then I got a Rubik’s cube, But it lost its geometry It rearranged its squares into The Devil’s physiognomy I thought nothing could go badly With a simple Spirograph It just drew pentagrams and horns And set itself on fire—fast! My mother pulled out all her hair And went mad on account of it She bought me torches, whips, and chains And said “Just leave me out of it!”

Twas dobby and the chellovecks— That’s Pete, George, Dim, and me, the boss— Did sit and drink some vellocet When came this great goloss “Beware the millicent, my droog! His nozh to skrik, his hands that skvat! Beware the staja godman well, who vreds boys in their spat!” I…