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Oh Happy Day!

Oh Happy Day! photo by Nathan Howard According to British psychologist Cliff Arnall, who declared January 21st to be "Blue Monday," the most depressing day of the year, today, June 20, is the happiest day of 2008 ! Using a series of calculations, Arnall added together all of the factors that improve our lives, like time spent out doors, increased socialization, recurrence of childhood memories, and anticipation of pending vacations, and surmised the date. Oh, yeah - today also happens to be the Summer Solstice. Rejoice! Spiritualized - Oh Happy [...]