Happiness is "The Boys and Me" by Sawyer Brown, 1993

We talk too slow, drive too fast, we're high on life and we're low on gas . . ..

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Happiness is Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund . . . hunting rabbits!

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Happiness on St. Paddy's Day is . . . 239 bean stew

And why 239 beans you ask?

Because one more and then it would be too farty, if you know what I mean.

Happiness is a grilled pork chop seasoned with Budapest's Best Hungarian Paprika

Sprinkle liberally with kosher salt and this stuff, and grill over white hot coals.

It's a magnificent taste of summer in the late winter.

And in the summer it'll be a magnificent taste of the late winter!

How do you say "carbon monoxide" if you're dyslexic?

Happiness is Chef John's roasted Greek chicken thighs with potatoes

Adapted from Chef John at all recipes dot com here.

10 chicken thighs with skin on

1 T kosher salt

1 T dried oregano

1 t black pepper

1 t dried rosemary leaves

1 pinch cayenne pepper

.25 cup lemon juice

.5 cup extra virgin olive oil

6 cloves fresh garlic pressed

4 russet potatoes, peeled and quartered

1. Combine salt, oregano, black pepper, rosemary, cayenne, lemon juice, olive oil and garlic in a bowl. Whisk until blended.

2. Lightly Crisco a large roaster.

3. Dredge each piece of chicken in the spice mixture in the bowl and place each in the roaster. I could have used a little more lemon juice, but .25 cup was all I had. The last two pieces of chicken got shortchanged. Chef John's original recipe calls for less chicken than I used, but mine still turned out just fine.

4. Position the potato pieces around and between the chicken pieces.

5. Preheat the oven to bake at 425F while you tidy up.

6. Roast the chicken and potatoes for one hour.

7. Reduce heat to 350F and roast another 10 minutes.

8. Switch to broil for a few more minutes if additional browning is necessary.

9. Serve chicken and potatoes on a large plate, topped with some of the pan juices if you like, and steamed petite peas and butter.

10. A glass of cold Moscato was perfect with this.

11. OK, two glasses.

Happiness is nonsense verse

Happiness is Camille Paglia, who once ate two steaks during an interview, tearing into Meryl Streep

Noted here:

At last we were seated at a small table a few yards from the first. We would remain there for the next 4 hours and 45 minutes. In the grand scheme of Paglia interviews, mine was brief. When Francesca Stanfill profiled her for a New York cover story, in 1991, their conversation lasted ten hours, long enough for Paglia to consume two steaks: one for lunch and a second for dinner. ...  “I have been on an anti–Meryl Streep campaign for about 30 years,” she said. When Trump called the actress “overrated” in a January tweet, “I wanted to leap into print and take that line but I couldn’t, because Trump said it.” ... In the general election, as a resident of Pennsylvania, she voted for Jill Stein. ... She approved — of all things — of the Women’s March. “I think it’s important that women rediscover solidarity with themselves,” she said. ... Still, the pussy hats: She buried her face in her hands as she discussed them. “I was horrified, horrified by the pink pussy hats,” she said; the pink pussy hats were “a major embarrassment to contemporary feminism.”

Happiness is . . . Der Wunder-Meyer

The Great Encyclopedia for the Educated Classes by Joseph Meyer (1796-1856).

Ultimately numbering 52 volumes, Das Grosse Konversations-Lexikon für die gebildeten Stände was the most comprehensive completed German encyclopedia of the 19th century, also called "der Wunder-Meyer" (The marvellous Meyer). The complete set was reprinted 1858-59. ... The 9th edition, now from Mannheim, entitled Meyers Enzyklopädisches Lexikon in 25 Bänden (in 25 volumes), appeared in 1971-79. Just like the very first, this final Mannheim edition was the most comprehensive German encyclopaedia of the century.

Happiness is John Mellencamp singing "Small Town"

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Four foods doctors prescribe instead of drugs

Read the story here.

to reduce bad cholesterol

to improve sight

to combat dementia

for heart health

Siegfried in The White House: Get smart, we do KAOS here!

What's 1/16 Cherokee + 1/32 Cherokee?

Two complete nuts.

Chief Ward Fulabaloni

Elizabeth Talking Bull

I used to make a livin' man, pickin' the banana

I don't wanna walk around with you . . .

. . . Try the dog.

No Valentine's Day would be complete without the Ramones singing "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You"

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On Valentine's Day happiness is Eddie Murphy as Buckwheat singin' "Wookin' Pa Nub"

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Happiness is Dee Dee and Tommy Ramone performing Cretin Hop December 31, 1977

Hey Johnny, Hey Dee Dee . . . Little Tom and Joey . . .

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For less caffeine, try Caffè Americano style espresso from the stove top moka pot

The whole 12 oz. fits perfectly in one of these from 2009.

The story told is that US GIs in Italy during WWII would dilute the espresso offered with hot water to suit their tastes. This recipe basically accomplishes the same thing.

6 oz. water in the reservoir of a three cup maker

10 grams fine espresso in the filter basket (about a third of the normal amount, which is 25 to 30 grams)

6 oz. milk

1 tsp. sugar

Brew the espresso on the stove top. You can take it just like it is, black, or with sugar, and/or with a little half and half. It's great if you are in a hurry.

Or . . .

Heat the milk in a microwave a minute and a half or so and froth. Let the milk rest in the frother a minute or two to allow the foam on top to separate from the warm milk below.

Add the milk slowly to a mug to dissolve the sugar, then gently tap the foam into the mug. Then add the brewed espresso to the mug, "staining" the milk and foam however much or little you like. 

A little stain is the way I like it, uh huh.

I use one of these from Harold Import Co. to froth the milk.

Happiness is seeing the New England Patriots down 3-28 in the third quarter win in OT 34-28

Tom Brady becomes the first quarterback to win five Super Bowl rings in an amazing come from behind performance. The Atlanta Falcons simply melted away after dominating the game into the early third quarter.

Brady's wife was pretty happy too: