They are better than train stations at midnight, better than the advent of gas fireplaces, better than screen violence, better than gays on TV (unless they are naked women, in which case there is a tie), better than the first warm rain of spring, better than sports, better than naked men, better than beer-battered shrimp, better than a car-fire (someone else's car) late at night on a deserted highway, better than a deserted highway, better than an unexpected bank of fog surrounding your house in the morning, better than puppies, better than me, even, better than The Beatles, better than peach pie, better than the tallest leaf pile, better than the coolest sand castle, better than the longest daisy chain, better than that evil snowman you made years ago. They are the best!
