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* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
html {
  font-size: 12px;
}

.dont-render-dawg {
  position: absolute;
  height: 0;
  width: 0;
}

.main-nav {
  background: #eee;
  ul {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    list-style: none;
  }
  a {
    padding: 1.25rem 0.5rem;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    max-width: 140px;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    color: #333;
    background: #ffa;
    outline: 1px solid rgba(red, 0.5); 
    &:hover, &:focus {
      background: #ccc;
      color: black;
      svg {
        fill: green; 
      }
      span {
        color: black; 
      }
    }
  }
  span {
    display: block;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: normal;
    color: #888;
    margin: 0.25rem 0 0 0;
  }
  .icon {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    float: left;
    margin-right: 1rem;
    fill: #999;
  }
}

.options {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 2rem 0;
  select {
    margin-right: 2rem;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1000px) {
  .main-nav {
    a {
      max-width: 500px;
      font-size: 2rem; 
    }
    .icon {
      width: 25px;
      height: 25px;
    }
  }
}
<nav role='navigation' class="main-nav" id="main-nav">
    <ul id="main-nav-list">
        <li> <a href="#">
        <div>
          Home
          <span>is where the heart is</span>
        </div>
      </a>

        </li>
        <li> <a href="#">
        <div>
          About
          <span>to blow this popcicle stand</span>
        </div>
      </a>

        </li>
        <li> <a href="#">
        <div>
          Clients
          <span>are beautiful people</span>
        </div>
      </a>

        </li>
        <li> <a href="#">
        <div>
          Contact
          <span>your mom she misses you</span>
        </div>
      </a>

        </li>
    </ul>
</nav>
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    <label for="menu-items-position">Flex Container (justify-content)</label>
    <select id="menu-items-position">
        <option value="flex-start">flex-start</option>
        <option value="flex-end">flex-end</option>
        <option value="center" selected>center</option>
        <option class="space-between">space-between</option>
        <option class="space-between">space-around</option>
    </select>
    <label for="menu-items">Flex Items (flex)</label>
    <select id="menu-items">
        <option value="0 1 auto">0 1 auto (default)</option>
        <option value="1 1 auto">1 1 auto</option>
    </select>
    <span><a href="http://codepen.io/chriscoyier/pen/FAbpm">code by Chris Coyier</a>
    </span>
</div>