Five Things that Don't Suck, Rainy Saturday Edition

1. wondering how long I can stay in my PJs today
2. a second cup of coffee
3. the possibility that maybe some of this damn ragweed will get knocked out of the air and I can go back to being normal again
4. rain on the roof
5. soup

Five Things that Don't Suck, October Break Edition

1. four days in a row of waking up with no alarm
2. a break from grading
3. recharging
4. resetting
5. being ready for the end of the semester

Five Things that Don't Suck, Mystery Theme Edition

1. long (really long) beach walks
2. salt marshes
3. real coffee
4. apple pie
5. introducing two good friends to each other

Five Things that Don't Suck, Poet Edition

1. when good writer friends meet good non-writer friends
2. the color of the leaves right now
3. being able to describe said leaves but being unwilling to because I might want to use that someday for a poem
4. salt marshes in October
5. being just a few short days away from a long weekend

Five Things that Don't Suck, Skipped an Edition Edition

1. being okay with realizing I didn't post anything yesterday
2. the Patriots playing like maybe they're actually a football team or something
3. being able to pretend I didn't see my breath while I was walking the dogs this morning
4. understanding the value of a healthy sense of denial
5. having a bonus hour off this morning because a student canceled the first meeting of the day