Reasons to be cheerful (part 3) Here's why I am happy: I had a good weekend seeing my friends and they're a cool bunch; I tracked down a copy of a Kashmere Stage Band album on vinyl and it should be arriving in the mail today or tomorrow; I watched the soccer team I support (go the Victory!) win their fourth game in four rounds and get to the top of the ladder; I enjoyed riding in to work this morning through an invigorating, gusty, hot northerly; I've got a groovy new housemate to fill the empty room in my house; the band I play in has a gig in a couple of days; and today, kittens, today is my birthday. That's why I am happy.  ¶ 9:45 am