#5 Higher Ground

I love being tall and hugging. I wrap my arms around 'so and so' and my head is either above theirs or next to it. But to all the shorties, they hug me and bam. Face in my boobs.

Go tall!

#4 Big Hands

Great thing about being tall #4: Big Hands

Ever needed to grab a cantaloupe in a hurry with one hand? Well, I can.

Other ways in which these long fingers/big hands make my life easier:

getting the last olive from the jar.

handling cats.

reaching into skinny long crevices to fish out small objects.

weaving?

playing the piano.

giving the best high-fives.

#3 Fewer Muggers

Great thing about being tall #3: Fewer Muggers.

Now I dont want to say NO muggers (that would just be asking for it) but chances that someone is going to come after a girl over 6 feet is highly unlikely. Why would they attack me when there are plenty of other shrimps around for the picking? (hey friends, maybe that's why i choose you as friends. live bait. think about that one.)

If I get mugged, then fine. That's karma. But I doubt it. I'm pretty frightening. I dare you to attack me! HAI - YAH!

#2 The Lazy Reach

Great thing about being tall #2: The Lazy Reach

There's that moment: when you're lying down on the couch or bed and you have to grab something on the ground, a faraway table, or across the room.

Most regular humans wouldn't even attempt such a feat. The remote control, dropped cell phone, or rolling bottle of advil will stay there, dormant, until that person has the inner strength to sit up and brave the hardwood floors.

-- but alas! Out your arms go, like a frog's tongue or spiderman's hand webs. It takes one tiny groan to finally reach it, but you do. It's a triumph of the human spirit, and of the will to be lazy.

Unfortunately the laziness involved prevents any sort of victory fist pump. But we know how awesome we are.

Great Things About Being Tall

#1 Being able to reach anything at the grocery store, and feeling like a superhero for the tiny old ladies who can't reach the shake 'n bake.