Reason 86

Pleasant perrenials. Yes, it's cliche to say people should stop and smell the roses, but I admit to actually doing just that on a regular basis. If I'm out and about and happen to pass by a blooming rosebush, I do stop and take a whiff, if only to remind myself how lucky I am to be surrounded by such beauty. You may have heard that it rains a bit in Seattle, making our lives quite dreary for many months of the year. Fortunately, another result of all that precipitation is an abundance of gorgeous gardens come springtime. In general, I am a pretty laid back person, so I also stop to smell the roses in a metaphorical sense. I rarely stress out, taking things as they come and reminding myself I only have control over myself, not those negative Nellies who often seem to outnumber those glass-half-full folks. In fact, if I was a song I think I'd be "49th Street Bridge Song" by Simon & Garfunkel because most days I try "to make the mornin' last" and I just about always feel "groovy" (no psychotropic drugs needed).You seem pretty chill yourself, Jason, which makes for one more thing we have in common. On those rare occasions when one of us gets stressed out, we could talk the other person down from the ledge and lead them into a garden of roses. Go ahead and inhale, Jason. It's one of the only legal highs we have left.