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Hello friends and welcome. Following the discussion in CE of the effect the firehose of bad news seems to be having, this is a thread to try the opposite. We all know how bad things are right now - so why don't we find out how good things are, too? I did a post on FB last year where I asked people to comment and I'd tell them something nice about themselves, and as well as having a huge positive response I got a nice buzz from it. So, let's get some smiles happening. This is a thread for posting about good things only. I'd prefer to keep it from becoming another dog thread (though dogs are indeed wonderful), so best if we could keep it to dog-related news items instead of many, many photos of our good boys and girls. I'd really like to avoid arguments about whether something is, in fact, good news; whether you should, in fact, be happy about something; etc. If something you read doesn't make you happy, then why not post something that does? So please - let's give this a proper go and see if we can generate some smiles. I thought I'd start by mentioning an announcement the NZ government made yesterday. We are extending residency to an estimated 165k people who have been in the country since before covid kicked off, at a stroke solving all the uncertainty they've had over whether they'll be able to stay in the country. https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/126535059/nearly-165000-migrants-eligible-for-fasttracked-residency As well as this, the rescue I volunteer with secured $5000 of funding to help wonderful dogs! And one last bit of good news is that signs are very strong that the Maori language will become compulsory learning in NZ. Thanks for reading my thread - you are an awesome person.
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pantslesswithwolves posted:Rebecca Black is still making music and has over 1 million Instagram followers, so yay for her! Thats legitimately awesome. As you probably all know I'm a giant space nerd, and I don't remember if I've shared these or not, but I got some insane photos of the Milky Way earlier this year. The night I got these was one of the best nights I can remember. So still, calm, and peaceful.    Anytime I'm feeling off, I just go and stare up into space for a while. There's so much beauty out there.
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Oct 1, 2021 20:17
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Good for you, dude! Tell us about it - do you strictly shoot for targets or are you doing some hunting too?
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Oct 1, 2021 20:28
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Also, Facebook just reminded me that 8 years ago I was in Georgia, trying real bbq for the first time. I said on the spot that I needed to learn how to do it, and I did.
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Oct 1, 2021 21:05
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pantslesswithwolves posted:
Goddamn that's nice. I love being out on the water so I thought I'd share a few of my favourites from my job.     
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Oct 2, 2021 18:37
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Being the Cole uncle, eh? I dont have the photo but my mother has a pic of my two nephews snuggled into me while we read a book about the moon landings together
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Oct 3, 2021 15:38
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Jaguars! posted:This is far and away the chillest thread on the forums atm, fascinating, beautiful and educational. I just felt we needed something good. So I decided to be the change, and I'm really grateful to every one of you awesome people that have brought something to the table. Thanks for being a part of this, it really seems to have struck a chord.
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Oct 4, 2021 06:32
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Good things: Covid restrictions have lifted slightly and I can now at least go outside my immediate area. So I went out west and took a nice walk on a beach and enjoyed the clean air. Life is good.
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Oct 6, 2021 04:17
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This is wonderful news and I am happy for you. Please post this dog in the dog thread at least every five minutes, tia
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Oct 13, 2021 21:51
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My friend, have I got a treat for you!  https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3553037
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Oct 13, 2021 22:09
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Burt posted:My mother in law has terminal cancer. She elected not to have chemo as she wanted some quality of life before she succumbed, but she was given a fairly new antibody treatment instead. She went for a cat scan 6 weeks ago to see how the disease had spread and to give her some idea of how long she had left and got the results yesterday. This is about as good as news gets.
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Oct 14, 2021 20:43
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Here is the best thing you will see all week: Ashley "Eliminator" Bloomfield getting his dance on. https://youtu.be/1bQjQg8qYKo
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Oct 16, 2021 07:47
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My dad had back surgery yesterday, some sort of steroid injection into his spine. I spoke with him this morning and he reports great improvement already, and the surgeon said it will take three weeks to take full effect so it's only going to get better.
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Oct 16, 2021 23:23
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I turned 35 yesterday. We are still in lockdown, so instead of being bummed that I couldn't have a get together with friends and family, I went with the next best thing - told my crew that everyone should bring something to share, I smoked some ribs, someone brought a cake and I got sung happy birthday. It was great.
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Oct 22, 2021 18:41
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I went to bed last night and had a long, deep sleep, and when my alarm went I was ready to get up. Sometimes it's the little things. Oh, and I had this view when I got to work. 
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Oct 28, 2021 17:47
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Yes it is!
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Oct 29, 2021 20:57
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I'm about to go to sleep after a good weekend, and I'm enjoying a nice warm doggy legwarmer.
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Nov 1, 2021 10:55
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Syrian Lannister posted:Uncle by proxy and dinosaur's. Can't go wrong with either. Well done covid sobriety buddy!! You've done amazingly well in very tough circumstances.
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Nov 9, 2021 17:38
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I would eat that.
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Nov 16, 2021 03:09
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I took Luca to the beach this morning, and while I don't know if there's a specific term for this, I love the clouds mirroring the shoreline
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Nov 17, 2021 21:10
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Nov 22, 2021 11:03
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I got a "birthday" present too.
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Nov 23, 2021 22:57
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Here's a definite good thing: My dumb insta that I more or less started for a laugh.... now has fanart.  I'm honestly touched.
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Nov 28, 2021 22:18
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pantslesswithwolves posted:My folks have picked up the post retirement activity of volunteering at a local marine mammal rescue organization. I got to visit some months back and see all kinds of cool sea lions and seals like these guys They really are sea staffies!
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Dec 15, 2021 20:09
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It's my turn to be positive. I'm a fairly private person - I generally keep my business as my business, but here goes: I'm 6 years sober, 3 years on antidepressants, and I feel good most days. I have a cool dog, and recently I took him to meet a lady on our first date. That was nearly four months ago, and we are planning family Christmas together now. It's a pretty far cry from dying drunk, alone and unmourned, which is all I thought there was left for me. Thanks for reading and, and I really mean this, have a good day!
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Dec 15, 2021 22:57
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SerthVarnee posted:Not a bad idea, but seing as how I'm not a veteran, does it belong in this subforum or should I put it in the ask/tell subforum? I'm not a veteran either, so 
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Dec 17, 2021 17:43
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We got lucky last night and had a bitchin sunset.   
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Dec 22, 2021 17:45
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Good for you, dude. I'm stoked.
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Dec 23, 2021 02:52
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We had a bitchin sunset tonight, MY GIRLFRIEND is spending the weekend away with me, and I love my dog.
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Jan 30, 2022 08:21
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You are a good man, and no one can take that from you.
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Feb 2, 2022 06:49
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This owns, you both own, and thank you for sharing.
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May 12, 2022 20:07
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So, 6 1/2 years in... My debt to the IRD is finally gone. you can see it there - zero balance remaining. Pay your taxes, kids.
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May 23, 2022 18:40
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There was, the government forced the IRD to do it all proactively to gut said industry
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May 23, 2022 19:56
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I made pasta sauce from scratch Witness my majesty        About 9 hours total simmering and my house smells incredible
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May 29, 2022 07:11
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I don't even think it's a lot of work, there's maybe an hour of prep and the rest is just simmering and stirring every half hour or so
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May 29, 2022 18:05
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I use whole peppercorns but the olives sound like a good idea
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May 29, 2022 18:25
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I took this pic this morning, it made me happy with how well it came out
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Jul 4, 2022 20:38
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Auckland Harbour, looking out to sea. Devonport on the left, the cranes at the port on the right.
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Jul 4, 2022 21:34
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Handsome Ralph posted:Really liking the calm vibes I'm getting from this. I'll smoke you some ribs.
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I'm glad this thread exists so we have a place for little turtles
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