Eight Days of Happiness: VI

Okay, here are my daily happy things, pretty early in the morning:

1. I found the discrepancy in my nonprofit's books (we had about $3K more than I was expecting, a better class of error than losing $3K!) *Worry*worry*worry woke me up at 4 am, which is not especially happy-making, but the result is pretty good, I think. I also have a cunning plan to deal with it.

2. Via mamatiger, I found out about a realty TV show on A&E that's all about the Philadephia Parking Authority, notorious for its take-no-prisoners attitude to ticket writing. I love those guys -- they give motorists their comeuppance and make money for the school district. http://www.aetv.com/parking-wars/

3. I have worked hard enough over the past few weeks to justify taking a few hours off -- and my sister to lunch at the Union League.

4. I have half a case of wine and half a case of beer sitting in the back house for our quarterly meeting / holiday party. And! I brought it home! on my bicycle! yesterday. Imagine that -- a six-pack and four loosies in my front basket, 3 bottles of wine and one loosie of beer apiece in each of my back baskets. Let me tell you, I got some looks and smiles.

5. As I was walking Mr. Darcy yesterday a man of middling age approached me, shyly, apologizing for speaking to me. "Do you live on Christian Street?" When I nodded, he explained that he has walked by "and I sometimes see you through the window, playing your beautiful piano." Awww.....

And the bonus happyhappy, upper right, is the new mural in process on the side of Vetri Ristorante, 1312 Spruce Street.

Pelosi vs. Emanuel

Pelosi tells Emanuel -- no side deals with moderates or Blue Dogs from the White House

*Snort.* Emanuel ought to remind her that his boss has a 70% approval rating and her organization has an approval rating heading down into the single digits.

If Obama were to veto some piece of Congressional numbskullery, my opinion of him would shoot up -- way up.