happy list 08/24/2007

• Looking through other people's book previews on Blurb.com
• "Money can't buy happiness.  But it CAN buy a candy necklace at Woolworth's, and that's pretty close." - John Dill
• Our china cabinet, filled with our china and nice stuff. [picture]
• The Bluebird of Happiness we received as a wedding gift. [picture 7764]
• Taking pictures of things on my happy list.
• Vera Bradley notebooks [picture - already included for 08/19/2007 haiku]
• Writing haiku everyday for my "A Year of Haiku" project
• Formula One's new (as of 2006) knockout qualifying format
• Tassimo Chai Latte
• Shane Townley art (shanetownley.com)
• Spending a whole year collecting little things to give Deborah for her birthday and Hanukkah
• Smiley face stickers
• Joe Konior's happy list.  As of 08/24/2007: [include]
   solving a cold case, a bloomin' onion,
   having a scapegoat, kicking puppy dogs,
   kung fu grip, life-like hair, big foot sightings, aliens,
   over-sugared fresh-squeezed lemonade,
   the fun sins (but not the deadly ones) / the Jesus-approved sins,
   motivational quotes, moral on demand,
   moral gone wild (new for 2007!), rodeo clowns,
   birds, Mem Sahib, lemon-scented moist towelettes,
   cheesecake, barbecued baby-back ribs, Coveting,
   fire-breathing clowns, slouching, sitting in the catbird seat,
   a jet pack, a beard of bees, didgeridoos,
   Wonka Bottle Caps: The Soda Pop Candy
• Sunsilk's line of "Anti-Poof" hair products and that they actually work
• Digital SLR cameras
• Finding a CD of songs that were hits the year you were born
• The musical group "The Vitamin String Quartet," which remakes popular (rock, alternative, etc) hits using a string quartet
• Crabtree & Evelyn Gardeners Hand Therapy lotion
• Liking your new last name
• A red Swingline TOT50 stapler