Ridiculously Stupid Things that Make Me Happy

1. radiator heat
   
2. chocolate brownies
3. Jake and Nevada (both of whom are ridiculously stupid)
   
4. drinking a beer, sitting on my porch swing after I've finished cutting the grass
5. flipping through the new Ikea catalog
6. socks
7. organizing things around my house
8. talking to Guv when I'm bored
9. making someone smile when you know they don't feel like it
   
10. sitting in the dark at the movies with a great big tub of popcorn
11. Nevada's snoring
12. The way Jake gets all excited when I bark and growl at him
    
13. Sleeping in late, then reading the NYT in bed on Sundays
14. The first really nice day in Spring
15. Orange soda on the hottest day in summer
16. not having to go to the laundromat anymore
    
17. when someone does something nice for me for no particular reason
18. losing myself in writing
19. my garage door opener
20. trying out a new recipe