David Leonhardt

About David Leonhardt

David Leonhardt is the Happy Guy, speaker, author, and publisher of "Your Daily Dose of Happiness" at http://www.TheHappyGuy.com/daily-happiness-free-ezine.html. Visit him at http://www.TheHappyGuy.com amabaie@phastnet.com

Muscle Pain And Children Do Not Mix

I am in pain. I've been in pain all day. Last night, I was in "searing pain", which is pain multiplied by pain, divided by relief, then multiplied by pain to the tenth power.
Date Posted: October 22, 2003

The Fatal Attraction of Online Marketers

Suppose you were offered 263 links coming into your website from 263 other websites all in one fell swoop. Everybody knows that the more inbound links you have, the higher you will rise in the search engine rankings.Suppose further that these were...
Date Posted: October 20, 2003

Beware of Radical Mint Enthusiasts

Some things are as boring as the dust that clings to your TV screen.Take toothpaste, for example. If you happen to be a radical mint enthusiast, brushing your teeth might be the highlight of your day. You might have the shiniest teeth in town.
Date Posted: October 15, 2003

If Spam Vigilantes Break Out of Cyberspace...

The following is based on a true story. Any resemblance to what is today happening on the Internet is, sadly, a figment of my own personal experience.I found myself returning to the office at 9:50 p.m. I walked to my office door.
Date Posted: October 08, 2003

My Book Contains "No Artificial Growth Hormones"

I don't usually get too excited about what I read in the news. After all, what can I do about it? But one item I recently saw made me jump up out of my chair.I rushed over to my clever lawyer's office."Look at this!" I...
Date Posted: October 05, 2003

Flea Market-ing Lessons

A few days ago, I was signing copies of my book – Climb Your Stairway to Heaven: the 9 habits of maximum happiness – at the flea market. Nobody expects an author to sign books at a flea market.
Date Posted: September 10, 2003

Tearing Down the House

Last year, we bought this big ol' 1887 house. We are just now coming to grips with the magnitude of the "upgrades" planned. With a baby on the way and Little Lady all of two years old burning calories faster than pillagers burn the...
Date Posted: August 06, 2003

How Do You Define Happiness?

I ran a contest in "Your Daily Dose of Happiness" to see how people define happiness. I was stunned to discover that I am the only person who defines happiness as an extra helping of cheesecake.There were other shockers, too.We know that...
Date Posted: July 30, 2003

Shoes Gone Astray

Dorothy lost hers. I forgot mine. My wife broke hers. I speak of shoes, of course. So why are we all smiling?Dorothy is that sweet little girl who broke in that bustin' bronco of a tornado, landing in Oz and inheriting magic ruby slippers...
Date Posted: July 23, 2003

Home Of The Year

We were gathered 'round the television, where Little Lady was watching an episode of Stuart Little. The kids had entered their house for a Home Of The Year contest sponsored by some fancy magazine.I turned to my wife with yet another one of my...
Date Posted: July 16, 2003