Five Things that Don't Suck On the Road Edition

Friends, I'll be traveling for a few days. I've lined up a post or two, but there might be a couple of days where things that don't suck go without being listed. It will all be okay. Things still won't suck. I promise.

1. EZ Pass
2. ginger ale
3. getting on the road before anyone else is up
4. when the dogs don't know about the luggage*
5. road tunes

*sadly, this is theoretical for this trip

Five Things that Don't Suck, Tuesday Is My Friday Edition

1. road trips
2. POET road trips
3. to see people who have been so supportive of Dead Man's Float and all my other work that I can't wait to thank them
4. AND to see family I love
5. the four-dog circus that will ensue

Five Things that Don't Suck, Book Book BOOK BOOK BOOK Edition

1. having the book I wrote for Turquoise picked up by a publisher
2. on Turqi's birthday
3. withdrawing the ms. from other publishers
4. how happy I am that it's found this particular home
5. losing sleep for all the best reasons

Five Things that Don't Suck Here Comes the Sun Edition

1. how happy the birds sound
2. the charity road racers who get to run in today's weather instead of yesterday's
3. checking on the bees
4. getting what may be the last few days of warm weather before I start talking full-time about how things like socks and sweaters don't suck
5. getting a bit of rain before autumn really sets in