The Blue Jackets have arrived.

The National FFA Convention officially begins tomorrow, but many of the attendees are already here.

I encountered several of them this morning and, like always, I have to ask the question:

Can you buy that happy pill over the counter?

This will be the third year to have the convention here and since I went to the previous one that took place in Louisville, I believe I can draw some accurate overall conclusions.

Foremost among them is that this may be the most upbeat collection of folks -- young or old -- in America.

To them, it's like every day's a holiday, and every meal's a banquet.

Anyway, we're glad they're here. Sure, they fill our hotel rooms and restaurants, but it goes beyond that. What they really seem to fill -- and uplift -- is our spirit.

So smile, everybody, because that's what the Blue Jackets will be doing.