Happy Blue Monday! To cheer you up on the statistically most depressing day of the year, here’s some happy-ish news of the day:

>> Life giving you too many lemons? Make organic marmalade — assuming you’ve got homegrown citrus and can brave the rains and threats of mudslides to pick them. (via Craftzine)

>> Feeling cooped up due to the crazy weather? Try the plow pose at home, no energy-consuming gym equipment required. Tim Wu at Slate says he’s discovered yoga stretches make him feel amazing:

So perfect was the stretch that it led me to what can only be described as a kind of semiconscious trance. Afterward, the world seemed nicer, softer, and more colorful. It seemed that my blood had turned to wine. Nothing has been quite the same since.

Here’s the plow pose he raves about. BTW — L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa’s apparently 20 lbs lighter thanks in part to yoga — and meatless Mondays.

>> Working on MLK day like I am? Here’s some happy news for people who aren’t us: Working less can be more sustainable. In The Independent, Johann Hari argues that “We don’t need this culture of overwork” — and talks about how Utah state employees now work 4, 10-hour days a week. Employees loved the new arrangement and took fewer sick days — and air pollution and energy use decreased! “Some 17,000 tonnes of warming gases were kept out of the atmosphere.” (via Grist)

>> Really don’t want to work now? Stick it to the man by amusing yourself with these reads instead of working. Of course, if you’re self-employed like me, you won’t actually be sticking it to the man — just wasting your own time….

- Fans of Fake AP Stylebook will likely love the fucking word of the day. (via Fimoculous )

- I suck at trippy Tetris — but maybe you’ll do better. Rotate flips not the falling piece, but the whole screen. (via kottke)

- In Laurel Canyon, a sick coyote was captured — with the “help” of three animal “communicators.”

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