Reasons to Wake Up In the Morning That Don't Involve Megan Fox

Since I've already started ruling out items in order to find the meaning of life, I figure it is only fair that I start highlighting some underappreciated aspects of life that may hold greater meaning than they are given credit for.

The following are all possible answers to the ultimate question:

+ The smell of impending rain on a clear warm day.

+ An unexpected day off of work.

+ Condescending stupid people. I can deal with arrogance and I can deal with ignorance. When you put the two together, the results are magical. For clarification on this, check out the following links a good friend sent me:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/10/17/racist.obama.newsletter.kcal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRqcfqiXCX0

+ Funny videos on the internet. Of course, this implies that life had no meaning before Al Gore invented the internet. Either that, or America's Funniest Home Videos was vastly more important than any of us realized at the time.

+ Bob Saget. That man is a national treasure.

+ That moment when you wake up and realize that it's Christmas morning.

+ That moment when you wake up and realize that it's the first day of Channukah.

+ That moment when you wake up and realize that it's time for Kwanzaa.

+ Making fun of political correctness.

+ Punching someone who really deserves it, then politely reminding children that violence is never the answer.

+ 43.

+ Meeting someone who makes you too nervous to function correctly, then realizing that you've had the same effect on her.

+ Earning the respect of the people whose opinions truly matter to you.

+ Speedos, chia pets, and the musical stylings of Wayne Brady. Of course, these are only applicable for the French. They live by different rules.

+ Ending a blog at exactly the right time. I can not stress how crucial it is to