A Dozen Reasons To Be Cheerful

1. Donald Trump is still out of the country.


2. Scott Pruitt is out at EPA.


3. That racist Papa John's guy had to resign. 


4. They got all those kids out of the cave.


5. World Cup, because why not?


6. The Red Sox' 3 1/2-game lead over the Yankees in the AL East.


7. Better Call Saul Season 4 starts next month.


8. Parquet Courts' Wide Awake - best LP of 2018 (so far).


9. Anna von Hauswolff's Dead Magic - also the best LP of 2018 (so far).


10. Jonathan Richman to play a four-night stand at The Middle East in Cambridge, Mass.


11. Girl Scouts' Thin Mint cookies with ice cream.


12. It's warm enough to be naked outdoors.