Five Things that Don't Suck, Blueberry Muffin Justification Edition

1. being chock-full of antioxidants
2. containing fiber
3. improving digestive health
4. making the house smell all cinnamon-y
5. going well with a cup of coffee on a Saturday morning

Five Things that Don't Suck, Rainy Days and Fridays Edition

1. rain on the roof
2. the (distant) possibility of the maple tree being done spitting on my car for the season
3. if you've been saving, today's the day
4. washing the spider out
5. Pilgrims

Five Things that Don't Suck, Not Gonna Happen Today Edition

1. naps
2. leisurely lunches with friends (cocktails optional, but recommended)
3. daydreaming
4. sitting down with a book completely lacking any sort of edification value
5. burying your feet in the sand

Five Things that Don't Suck Missing Childhood Edition

1. the Freakies jingle
2. Funny Face
3. that thing at Almacs that you could put your bags of groceries on and have them roll outside (which, for some reason, my mom pretty much never let us use...what's up with that?)
4. the cart escalator at Ann & Hope (which probably still exists)
5. watching movies while lying on the roof of the car at the drive-in

Five Things that Don't Suck, Oklahoma Edition

1. waving wheat (which sure smells sweet)
2. my honey-lamb and I sitting alone and talking
3. watching a hawk making lazy circles in the sky
4. knowing you belong to the land
5. having the land you belong to be grand

Five Things that Don't Suck, Random Edition

1. rhododendrons
2. knowing how to spell rhododendron without looking it up
3. Denmark
4. the cloud pattern on Jupiter
5. goblin sharks (google at your own risk--they're kinda gross. But awesome)

Five Things that Don't Suck, May Weekend Edition

1. a strong knee (two, actually) for today's long run
2. new shoes
3. wanting ice in my drinks again
4. clearing the decks
5. a poem acceptance after almost a year of not submitting anything