Today is "happy face" day. Don't rain on my parade.
The world is full of butthead announcers that broadcast negative news 24 hours a day. "Crawling news" flashes across the bottom of the TV keep telling me Favre is to rejoin the Packers. You get the idea. The world is inundated with negative info.
I'm here to tell you that the University of Michigan today said the consumer confidence in the economy increased to 61.2 on it's index from 56.4. The world is getting more optimistic, I have no idea what the index measures but I am happier already.
The Milwaukee Brewers are on a roll. They won every one of their last 7 road games. C.C. Sabathia has won every game he has pitched since becoming a Brewer. Ryan Braun hit a ninth inning home run last night to extend their winning streak to 8 games. Can you feel the glow?
By now you've all received your tax stimulus checks. You've got a "windfall' infusion of cash that you can spend on anything. Full pockets! Now that is happy.
Fortune magazine offers a formula to maintain confidence and being happy:
Gas costs too much? So drive less. Stop driving cars that cost more than $64.50 to fill up.
Take the bus. Relax.
House prices down? Keep your home until it regains it's value. Where do you think you are
going anway?
Unemployment up? Stay in your job and try to be as happy as possible.
Stock market stinks? Don't buy stocks.
Limit browsing news. Get off the blogs and limit yourself to 30 minutes per day of local news.
The internet is supposed to be fun! Browse e-bay for something you always wanted!
So go forth today and whistle "Zippity Doo Dah" as much as you can. Don't let anybody screw up your day.
The lesson Grasshoppers is that much of life is what you make it. Today I'm making it a positive effort. Don't you dare rain on my parade. La la la la la la la la la.
Love,
Dad