The underlying theme of this site is observation and being aware, starting with 14,000 THINGS TO BE HAPPY ABOUT, which I began writing in sixth grade. It was just a small spiral notebook that I carried with me for noting things that brought happiness to me or others. One notebook became two, then multiplied, got bigger, eventually turned into computer files and, 20 years later, became the book!
suggestions that helped you · super showers · the epiphany of not needing anyone's approval · your town · egg - one of nature's most perfect designs · going to a game of the Women's NBA · a weakening nor'easter · an ever-changing panorama of wind-polished ice · Garry Trudeau, cartoonist · a flatfoot on patrol · salty breezes when you are way out at sea · Tweedledum and Tweedledee · producing a PBS television series on American archaeology · the eagle soaring · jeans that are faded at the knees · hunting with a bow and arrow · the sound of laughter - like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness · empty spaces on the bookshelves for more books · seeing the rainbow-colored remains of the Petrified Forest · refinishing a flea-market find · a no-TV week · champagne tulips · calling in sick · illustrations from old encyclopedias, prized by historians today · beer parlors · owning a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk · saying something nice · employing a butler · tangerine/brown/pink color combination · his voice