Tiny Victories

Annabelle and Laura kick off week one of MaxFunDrive with calls to the Tiny Victory Hotline…from inside the network! We’ve got Jackie Kashian, producer/editor Christian Dueñas and April Pendergraft all sharing tiny victories.

Laura House tells us about one of the greatest compliments she’s ever received in her life, and it was from her accountant. Plus, Will from Seattle calls about Cora, his three-legged cat.

“Back-up” vibrators: Should you get one? If you’ve ever asked yourself this question, and then wondered, ‘How would someone who’s not me answer this?’, then this, our 77th episode, is for you. Well, 5% - 8% of this episode is for you, and it comes in the second half of the show.

Also, Laura House is no longer afraid of her emotions, and Adam finally does a thing he meant to do, which inspires Annabelle, to do the same thing, instead of putting it off. You’ll probably NEVER guess what that thing is! Listen to the episode to find out.

This week Laura and Annabelle respond to hotline calls from Eli and Kelsey. One victory involves a chair, and the other a can.

This week Annabelle shares an important life lesson about the upside of not impressing people, and how more people should try it. Plus, a BEAUTIFUL Tiny Victory hotline call from a listener in Georgia, the Georgia in Europe.

Annabelle tells Laura why she took part in the Los Angeles Homeless Count, despite her frustration with the city’s handling of the homelessness problem. Plus, Hannah from Ft. Lauderdale learned she’s made of sterner stuff in the wake of a concussion.

What happens when Laura House gets some down time? Also, when you think “down time”, do you think, ‘Fantastic! I’ll finally have some free time to send ten emails a day, start a novel and, like, five more things.’? This week Laura explains what it was like to NOT do every one of those things. Plus, Ellen is just not havin' it with her mail order pharmacy's automated phone line!

A new cat appeared in Annabelle’s neighborhood, and started beef with Annabelle’s two cats, Betty & Shirley. Annabelle tells Laura that up until this one encounter, Betty & Shirley had enjoyed a happy and loving existence. After that encounter, their furry fun times turned to fury, sending Annabelle into the comforting, albeit metaphorical, bosom of Austrian existentialist Martin Buber (1878 - 1975), of “Ich-Du” “Ich-Es” fame. This will all make sense when Annabelle explains it. Plus, a caller from Albuquerque says something so nice…Annabelle and Laura might just visit her unannounced.

When is enough enough? Annabelle explores this concept after she was introduced to it by Darby Maloney. It’s called “The Principle of Enoughness”, and sprang from the mind of the late Alice Trilling, whose husband is familiar to many as journalist and author Calvin Trilling. Plus, a drug-related victory

What would YOU do if you had an encounter with Sen. Ted Cruz in real life? This week, Annabelle breaks down the series of events that landed her and the polarizing senator in the same place at the same time, along with the tiny victory related to what she didn’t do. Plus, a caller finds solace in meditation in the wake of her cat’s passing.