A study in England found you really can learn how to be happy.  The University of Bristol launched a class in 2018 called the “Science of Happiness”.  It covers the latest science on why some people are happy, and some aren’t. The study found students enrolled in the course DID come out of it happier than when they went in.  But there’s a catch.  You can’t just learn how to be happy and you’re done.  “Long-term joy in life requires ongoing practice and dedication.”………..This seems like a win-win:  CBS News did a story on a group of skateboarders in Southern California who will deep-clean your pool for free . . . if you let them drain it and skate around in it first………………And finally………….. 

Sergio Florian, a guy in Hawaii, was jogging last month when he found an injured dog at the top of a 1,000-foot cliff . . . and CARRIED her back down the mountain.  She weighs about 50 pounds and looks like some sort of pit bull mix. He tracked down her owner and got her home.  Turns out she got loose on a walk and ran off.  It’s not clear how long she’d been missing, but she was severely dehydrated.  (Here’s a video.)