Certainties in life:

Rain is calming.
Driving in the rain sucks.
Rebates will often be more difficult than advertised and more often never work out.
Roadwork on your street is that much worse than roadwork in general.
Times of arrival will be later than expected.
That kid on the next block of 15th Avenue South will be skateboarding with pirate hat and sword every afternoon.
The beard will itch.
Frustration will ensue.
Clarity will follow.
The DNC will have more appealing fonts than the RNC.
Fantasy baseball will fall apart.
Needs with accumulate.
Being nice to a stranger will pay off.
Strangers behind the wheel of a car are impossible to be nice to.
Peace is achievable.
Peace is fleeting.
Local TV commercials are awful, regardless of location. ("I don't need jacket")
Everyone has a bedtime.