Obama aides were happily aware that sending the ambitious Petraeus back to work on its Gordian knot would eliminate him from consideration for the 2012 presidential race.
As Mr Chirac is happily aware, the French hold their prime ministers, not their presidents, responsible for day-to-day government.
But I spent most of my time strolling the lakeshore, with Mount Victoria in the background, happily aware of the rock flour beneath the turquoise surface.
It captures the most basic rhythm of our lives — going to bed at night and getting up in the morning — and makes us keenly, happily aware of it.
The chefs -- including a certain one-night apprentice -- were happily aware that they were earning their bragging rights: they could tell their children about the night they cooked for the president.
They are, although in a noble way, cheating: an honest satyr will risk death from exhaustion, still happily aware that there will always be more women in the world than he can possibly accommodate.
