celebrating

The Donkey Gruntler
The Donkey Gruntler evolved from my experience playing
a harmonica and realizing that playing a note on the inhale
buzzed my chest. I spent some time trying out various reeds
and, after creating the best I could put together, wrote an article
titled “Enlightenment For The Just Plain Disgruntled” or
“Poohbear’s Instructions to Eeyore on De-Gloomification.” It
suggested assuming a facial expression that I named “Grandma’s
Amused Look” and offered, if the expression failed to
‘gruntle’ you, the one-note “Donkey Gruntler.” The instruction
sheet accompanying it read as follows:
“A Mood Enhancer for the Just Plain Disgruntled”
“Are you feeling blue? Can’t chase the Blue Meanies away?
Want to quit smoking but can’t? Eating too much? If you find
yourself in a disgruntled mood, gloomy like the donkey Eeyore
in Winnie The Pooh, brighten up with a Donkey Gruntler. If you
breathe in and out on a Donkey Gruntler, it will de-gloomify
you and help you smile again! Also, any child within hearing
distance will smile too – what better way get happy? Kids really
‘quack up’ when they hear you – and dogs get quizzical
looks on their faces. As for cats – well, they pretend to have
always known about it, and prefer purring anyway. The Donkey
Gruntler goes “Hee-Haw!” when you breathe in and out through
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