Five Things that Don't Suck, Have a Holly Jolly Christmas Edition

Note: Five Things will be taking a little holiday break to focus on family and onion dip. If I have time to post between Christmas and New Year's Day, I will, but you should expect posts to be even more sporadic until January 3. Meanwhile, know that there are many, many more than five things that don't suck, almost every day.

1. my oldest nephew completing the transformation into his dad by repeating a joke his dad and I have been telling since we were kids*
2. biscotti as a pre-breakfast snack
3. Lou Rawls' version of "The Little Drummer Boy"**
4. my mom, who apparently put a partially-used roll of ribbon into my aunt's gift this year
5. being able to spend the day with people I not only love but like.

*and not crediting either of us, by the way, which is the thing that really clinches the whole turning-into-your-father thing as far as I'm concerned

**the man brought some serious funk to Christmas, I tell you what