I’m not sure what it is about conclusions that makes us want to rank and file, but at the ends of things we tend to do it. Voraciously. Religiously. Exhaustively (as in comprehensively and also “making one tired.”) “Best of” lists seem to be our way of organizing our druthers and sharing them with others who we assume (you know what that word means) might care.

Warning: these might get lodged in your head…

1. I am stuck (…on band-aid and band-aid’s stuck on me) –Band Aids

Stuck is a place we find ourselves a lot this time of year. Stuck in airports, stuck in traffic… stuck in time, stuck in patterns of behavior. We get stuck on sides and stuck in ruts, and regardless of how mightily we flail, sometimes we just can’t seem to get our bearings. It’s like being caught up in quicksand. You won’t drown, but the more you wiggle to try to get out, the worse the “stuckness” gets. Sometimes being still is the only way to make it through.