Got Happiness?

Costa Rica does.  Try investing in education and the environment, not artillery.  And note this:

Latin countries generally do well in happiness surveys. Mexico and Colombia rank higher than the United States in self-reported contentment. Perhaps one reason is a cultural emphasis on family and friends, on social capital over financial capital. . . .

Beaches probably don't hurt, either. 

Me, I'm staying in the hot shower until the weather breaks.  ¡Viva Nebraska!