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Small Joys
October 26, 2004 - 10:47 a.m.

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Discovering that your history prof wants one and a half inch margins on your 12-page research paper, and that you've had it set at one and a quarter...almost two extra pages with no typing required!

Sharing a laugh with the streetcar operator about the foibles and quirks of fare-cheating riders.

Wearing a hat and scarf that your girlfriend knit, and getting compliments about them.

Riding the subway with plenty of time to get where you're going, unconcerned about catching the next train.

Being assigned to read the Bible for class.

Seeing the guy who owns the corner store, who's normally at work from early morning to late night, take a day off.

The CN Tower, lost in a low-hanging cloud.

Butter tarts.

Academic gowns over jeans and sweatshirts.

Waking up too tired to move, then remembering that there's a noon tutorial and that you can sleep in.

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