Things That Don't Suck...

...Gameday in the Southeastern Conference (only rivaled by the Big 10, but even that isn't as passionate).
...baseball (and/or fastpitch softball).
...the footlong chili-cheese coney from Sonic loaded with mustard & onions.
...disc golf.
...mild, breezy weather, my dog, a good book and my hammock.
...San Francisco, Manhattan, & Amsterdam.
...my sister and brother-in-law.
...cancer cures.
...cable television.
...the Sex Pistols (happy 30th anniversary of their first show!), the Ramones, the Talking Heads, Social Distortion, the Clash and R.E.M.
...Beavis & Butt-head, South Park and King of the Hill.
...mindless comedies like Zoolander, Dumb & Dumber, Raising Arizona or Royal Tennenbaums.
...inexpensive classic novels at Barnes & Noble.
...finding a great CD in a bargain bin.
...all-you-can-eat buffets.
...the reality that my wife gets more beautiful and talented with age.
...feeling better as you push 40 than you did when you pushed 30.
...finding gasoline closer to 2 bucks a gallon.
...new car smell (especially when it eminates from your own driveway).
...my church.
...watching teenagers you discipled grow after they leave your ministry and make wise choices with careers, marriages and ministries.
...iPods.
...toddlers belly laughing.
...teenagers belly laughing (especially when it eminates from your own living room).
...my wife's lemon chicken (which has become quite a theme in the blog these days).
...college coeds showing off their engagement rings.
...peanut M&M's.
...Eminem.
...Anne Lamott, Donald Miller & Rob Bell.
...my fraternity days.
...coffee made in my coffee pot, the Dallas Morning News, and my chair before anyone else is up.
...lazy Saturdays that were a complete surprise.

Things That Do Suck...

...overrated Big 12 and Pac 10 football (don't tell me the Colorado-Iowa State game competes with even Florida-South Carolina, much less the nationally ranked teams going at it today).
...pro tennis.
...bean burritos from Taco Bell.
...golf (on TV or anyone playing...I don't know if there's a more colossal waste of time accepted by the masses).
...hot, stagnant weather that lasts for 7 months, cats, lousy literature & having to stay in air conditioned rooms.
...Juarez, Port-Au-Prince & 3 Texas cities.
...one of my cousins who has really gone off the deep end.
...cancer.
...being in a place with no cable television.
...Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister, Oingo Boingo, Tommy Tutone, Men at Work & Flock of Seagulls.
...Rugrats, Fairly Odd Parents & any anime.
..."biopic movies" like Ray, Walk the Line, Elvis & Priscilla, and Helter Skelter.
...overpriced new releases at Barnes & Noble.
...seeing a CD you want at the used store and not that great of a discount.
...overpriced restaurants.
...my wife being so busy so much of the time.
...realizing that you have so much to do in the next 20 years of your life.
...not having public transportation that works in our region.
...cars that you have to put water in every 20 minutes or that don't have air conditioning in Texas.
...the Christian church at-large.
...watching current teenagers make terribly unwise choices and not caring, even though they know the Truth.
...cell phones.
...toddlers crying in pain.
...teenagers crying in your living room over poor choices or dire circumstances.
...eating food on the go too much instead of sitting around the table as a family.
...drunk college coeds talking about anything.
...Almond Joy.
...Nelly & 50-Cent.
...almost anything you might find on the best-seller list at a Christian bookstore.
...my 8th grade year.
...when my morning routine is changed for almost any reason.
...getting a lazy Saturday because your daughter's teammates changed their minds at the last minute and decided to do something else instead of playing in the important tournament (and their parents that let them).