Five Ways to Spread Good News Today

At 7:30 p.m., the Morristown High School theater department presents the first of three productions of "Good News," its spring musical. Two other productions will be at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, and 3 p.m. on Sunday.

That got us to thinking: How could we spread some good news around town today?

Good cheer on this chilly, but sunny end to the work week, here we go!

1. You Need to Know About the : A part of New Jersey AIDS Services, the house, behind the on South Street, provides safe haven and counseling for those infected with HIV and AIDS. , cooking dinner for the residents ... and you can, too!
2. You Need to Know About Root Root for the Home Team: Spreading some good news by cheering on the local teams also can put smiles on the faces of many. Morristown High School's girls softball team faces off against Mendham, while the boys lacrosse team has a scrimmage against New Providence, both at 4 p.m.(Note: This was in error. These games are apparently next week.)
3. You Need to Know About the Source: We would be remiss if we did not mention the inspiration behind today's column. Check out the MHS spring musical, "Good News," at 7:30 p.m.
4. You Need to Know About 'Hoi Polloi:' Local bands, really, any band, feeds off the live energy of an excited audience. So, head to , at 10 p.m., and cheer on this local band.
5. You Need to Know About Smile and Hello: It seems so obvious, but, do you ever find most people you pass on the street tend to be in their own world, in their own tunnel vision pathway to wherever they are headed? Often, so are we. To that end, why not do something simple: smile and someone you pass by and say, "hello." You may be surprised at the positive reaction they have, and the positive reaction you have, as well.

Bonus Thing, Get Good News by Hearing Good News: Think you have had it bad? Listen to Matt Long's story. A New York City firefighter, the man was sucked under a 20-ton bus a few years ago. Despite this, the man has competed in, you hear us, triathlons. He will be at from noon to 2 p.m. to sign his co-authored book, The Long Run, based on an article that appeared in a 2009 edition of Runner's World. I think this is a little good news we can all appreciate.