Happiest Place in America....Sure!

A new study by the UK's University of Warwick and Hamilton College in the US revealed that Louisiana is the happiest place in America! What?! Really?!

 

The only reasoning I can find to sustansiate this claim is that people in Louisiana are so happy because they just don't know any better. :) Being a native Louisianaian, I feel I can speak truthfully to the issue. 

 

My explanation for these results:

 

People in Louisiana do their due diligence in partaking of alcohol and hitting the crack rock. :) This behavior supports the claim that people in Louisiana perceive themselves as having a high quality of life,and therefore,  being the happiest people in the US. 

What can we take from this?

Happiness comes from doing your due diligence to mask reality and to live in ignorance of your current situation. Unfortunately, I am pretty sure this is only applicable in Louisiana...

Oh, well...I guess I'm destined to be unhappy. :)

Here are the top 20 happiest states, according to this study:
Andrew Oswald/ Wu ranking of happiness levels by US State:

1. Louisiana
2. Hawaii
3. Florida
4. Tennessee
5. Arizona
6. Mississippi
7. Montana
8. South Carolina
9. Alabama
10. Maine
11. Alaska
12. North Carolina
13. Wyoming
14. Idaho
15. South Dakota
16. Texas
17. Arkansas
18. Vermont
19. Georgia
20. Oklahoma

Can we really trust that the researchers really did their due diligence when the results show Louisiana as #1 and Texas #16!! I mean, Florida & Hawaii I expected. But where is California, New York, and DC?
But, really, we all know that Alaskans are just happy because they can see Russia from their house!

You don't get 24 hours to say Thank You

What is the protocol for saying "Thank You"? When I receive a gift, I always say thank you, even before I open it, simply because the thought someone has to give me a gift is what I appreciate the most. I then say thank you again after I open it, usually by writing a note, sending an email, or making a phone call. The vehicle through which the thank you is communicated depends on the relationship I have with the gift-giver and the occasion on which the gift was given.

When gifts are received at baby showers, weddings, or graduations; thank you notes can take weeks before ever reaching the hands of the gift-giver. I was taught you must call or send a note to say "Thank You" even on birthdays and on Christmas. But I have always thought the window of making that contact with the gift-giver was between 24-48 hours. Apparently, with the technology we have available today, communications of thanksgiving are now expected to be received within 24 hours of receiving the gift.

I just wanted to do my due diligence in communicating to you this change in interpersonal edict.

You're Welcome!

Have you done your due diligence?

I was introduced to this phrase earlier this year; and for some reason, I have found it to be a source of entertainment, especially when it is used in day to day conversation.

More people do their due diligence than you would expect!

For example, let's say you are considering buying a car. You begin to see that car everywhere you go. You are primed to observe that car, if it is anywhere in your vicinity. "Due diligence" has been like this to me. I can have a conversation with anybody, and somehow...at least once a week or two...someone will use the phrase "due diligence" in normal conversation!

RANDOM!

So...this blog will consist of reports or microbloggs about random, daily experiences I or my friends have...

I profess to you to try to do my due diligence in reporting the random!

If you feel the need to do your due diligence, please comment about your random experience of the day!

Let's have fun doing our due diligence together!

T-shirts coming soon! :)