look happy

“I’m about 6 years old, and it had to be Easter. It was difficult growing up in the circumstances I did. But in that picture, I look happy, and I look good! That young boy is unaware of the things he is going through or will go through.”

Bryant famously uttered the words, “Job’s not finished,” following Game 2 of the 2009 NBA Finals, when a reporter asked him why he didn’t look happy even though the Lakers had claimed a 2-0 lead over the Orlando Magic in the best-of-seven series.

The edelweiss has been replanted and, perhaps, next spring, its small white flowers will look happy to meet the next batch of tourists.

People generally smile and cheer while the dogs look happy albeit confused — but it begs the question: do these pets really understand what's happening or are they just mimicking their human companions?

The album opens with “Skinny,” a breathy ballad in which she observes that “people say I look happy just because I got skinny.”