There has been no return of Car Spider, and I’m hoping it’s because the fantastically warm weather has turned the interior of my car into a death oven and fried him to a crisp, much like the sun-bleached, husk-corpse of a wasp that sat in the far, unreachable corner of my rear window for months until I finally hauled out the dustbuster to dispose of it. Hope you enjoyed your slow, hot, burning death, spider! (Will now probably be eaten to death on the way home.)

Things that are making me happy today:

- Early morning sunshine reflected in sprinklers and the birds who splash in the puddles
- Passing vehicles that have dogs sticking their heads out the window
- Good books, a comfy chair and plenty of time
- It’s payday, and the third paycheck for this month (not that the extra paycheck ever really seems to work out, but still)
- Shorty’s exasperated sighs whenever Sunny hops onto the bed at 6:00 a.m. meowing to be fed
- Receiving budget reminders from mint.com: You have exceeded your monthly hair budget (my hair now looks normal again, so it was totally worth the scolding, mint.com!)
- The stupid tick bite I got last weekend is no longer resembling a textbook case of Lyme disease (between the tick and the spider, I fear the bug/creepy crawly population is mad at me)
- Photos of exhausted camping buddies

How about you?