The current things that put a smile on my face are:

 The mile-high chocolate cake at Claim Jumper.

This thing is HU MON GUS.  Six of us split it between us and vibrated on the chocolate content, yum.

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Mardi Gras and their live web cam feeds of the parades and party going. 

You can feel like you're there, especially if you have a Hurrican drink in hand.

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Finding green under Chicago's melting snow.  Believe me, that was a lot of snow to melt.  Fortunately, it melted slowly so we didn't have to deal with floods.

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Signing up new locations for my book events.  The next one is March 6th.

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A new Aldi that opened within walking distance of my house.

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Let's not forget the entertaining mayorial quotes we'll soon be getting once Rahm officially takes the reigns in Chicago!