Little ways life gets better are important. The title of Tyler Cowen’s Marginal Revolution blog is a reference to this. So I’m going to start keeping track of small things that make life better or give you a bit of hope.

So what better way to start, than with the inimitable Neil Patrick Harris? More specifically, the lede of the recent AP story about him:

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Neil Patrick Harris is gay and wants to quell any rumors to the contrary.

Addendum: A shout out to Reverend Ted Haggard: you could learn a thing or two from Doogie.