My cup runneth over with reasons to be cheerful this year. I've randomly chosen 10 to share with you:

1. Christo's The Gates, Central Park, New York are no longer up.

2. Clips of Courtney Love raging against the dying of the light on YouTube.

3. Larry King's suspenders.

4. The corner of Bundy Choke Ave. and Wicky Wicky Lane in Hong Kong.

5. Your social security number.

6. The feeling of my cat's paws on my nose, moments after he has stepped from the litter box.

7. Webbed toes.

8. "Lunch boxing" (this is an awesome new sex act from the Maldives.)

9. The war in Iraq. My generation doesn't have to be jealous of Vietnam anymore. We finally have a quagmire of our own!

10. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

Bonus:

11. Hugs.