What do you believe is the key to happiness?

We had a story in the news today about people who tend to see the glass as half-full.  According to a new study, the people who are truly happy tend to be financially secure, healthy and well educated.  Well, I don’t think there are any real surprises here.  Let’s face it.  If you can face the pain at the gas pump without causing too much pain to your wallet, you’re pretty happy about that fact.  If you and the people you love are healthy, you should definitely be happy… and thankful. 

Good Morning America took a story about happiness one step further this morning.  Their story said that the key to peace and happiness is being with family and friends.  I would agree.  If you have all the money in the world and no one to share it with, what’s the point?  If you’re healthy but you have no one to run around with or share a great meal with, what’s the point?

There’s that old saying about money not being able to buy happiness.  I would even go a step further and say people who are at peace with themselves and a Higher Power are truly happy people.  We realize that in the midst of chaos, God is in charge and as long as we trust Him, our needs will be met.

Tom even made the comment recently that Julie Pursley is always in good spirits.  He said that she told him she always tries to take an afternoon nap.  On this schedule, a nap definitely helps get you through the day.  However, Julie is also a devout Christian and I would say that has truly put the joy in Julie.

The things in life that can make us truly happy are absolutely free.  And that should make all of us smile.

Microsoft is dropping 240 million dollars to advertise with Facebook. This move will install Microsoft as the exclusive 3rd party partner on the site.

Microsoft beat out Google in a bidding war for the deal and the amount that Microsoft paid for the 1.6% stake in Facebook puts the value of the social-networking site at $15 billion. That’s a lot of cash!

Facebook will be making a major advertising announcement on November 6th.

The creators of FunnyOrDie.com are moving beyond comedy and into extreme sports.

ShredOrDie.com is the new venture of Will Ferrell and his partners.

The site drew considerable attention for bringing A-list talent into the world of user-generated video. They hope to succeed similarly with contributions from skateboarder Tony Hawk and others.

MySpace is collaborating with a children’s imprint of HarperCollins on an environmental handbook coming out April 22. That’s Earth Day!

It is titled “MySpace/Our Planet: Change is Possible,” and will cost about thirteen bucks. MySpace users can submit tips at MySpace.com/OurPlanet.

The online social network has entire online communities dedicated solely to environmental and social causes. The website says this book is just another way to encourage people to take action.

More than 20 years of televised reviews by newspaper film critics Roger Ebert, Gene Siskel and Richard Roeper are available at the Website AtTheMoviesTV.com.

The site calls itself the largest collection of video-based movie reviews online. It features about 5,000 lively discussions of movies that always end with the reviewers’ “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” evaluation.

Visitors can see just how often the Chicago Tribune’s film critic, and his counterpart at the Chicago Sun-Times disagreed on “Siskel and Ebert at the Movies.” They also can watch “Ebert & Roeper,” the newer version since Siskel’s death in 2000.