Five Things that Don't Suck, Saturday Afternoon Edition

1. giving people the opportunity to show how funny they are
2. people who seize that opportunity
3. outpourings of love
4. when good folk step up for people in need
5. comfy sweaters

Five Things that Don't Suck, Bright Side (?) Edition

1. how quickly this snow will melt
2. when Butler gets snow on his nose
3. the fact that the bees are all bundly warm
4. neologisms
5. not having to shovel*

*yet. Sigh.

Five Things that Don't Suck, Really? More Cookies? Edition

1. having what are possibly the most popular cookies on campus
2. bringing a couple to a friend at lunch
3. getting "Makin' Whoopee" stuck in my head*
4. twice this week (so far) choosing a run over cookies
5. coping mechanisms

*So don't forget, folks / That's what you get, folks / For makin' cookies

Five Things that Don't Suck, Random Edition

1. QWERTY keyboards
2. knowing how to use one
3. old-school iPods
4. lions
5. not, generally speaking, living in a place where it is likely you'll be eaten

Five Things that Don't Suck, Back at It Edition

1. getting back to making clear decisions
2. remembering that sometimes the best cure for tiredness is getting some exercise
3. sweat
4. the shower after a workout
5. not being as far behind as I was afraid I was

Five Things that Don't Suck, Where Does the Time Go Edition

1. being just over 2 weeks away from Thanksgiving break
2. having students getting ready to give group presentations*
3. gloves**
4. coming home to a toasty warm house
5. flannel sheets**

*they may think this sucks. It does not.
**I'm not happy about needing them, but they certainly do not suck

Five Things that Don't Suck, Cookie Baking Edition

1. lemon cookies
2. chocolate chip cookies
3. snickerdoodles
4. oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
5. testing cookies for acceptability