Z is for Zeus

10 People with names that begin with Z who would make better presidents than Donald Trump

1. Zippy the Pinhead
2. Zelda Fitzgerald
3. Zach Braff
4. Zorba the Greek
5. Zsa Zsa Gabor
6. Ziggy Stardust
7. Zac Efron
8. Ziggy Marley
9. Zeppo Marx
10. Zorro

Y is for Yankovick

10 Musicians with first or last names beginning with Y who would make better presidents than Donald Trump.

1. Peter Yarrow
2. Neil Young
3. Jesse Youngblood
4. Weird Al Yankovick
5. Yanni
6. YoYo Ma
7. Yoko Ono
8. Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
9. Cavin Yarbrough (of Yarbrough & Peoples)
10. Yip Harburg

X is for Sign Your Name With

10 Historical Figures who were (probably) illiterate, who would have made better presidents than  Donald Trump.

1. Sojourner Truth
2. Joan of Arc
3. Genghis Khan
4. Hammurabi
5. Charlemagne
6. Shoeless Joe Jackson
7. Francisco Pizarro
8. Shakespeare's parents
9. Abraham Lincoln's step mother
10. Tamerlane ('Timur the Lame') I'd never heard of this guy either - so sorry if you think it's lame but come on! it's X!

W is for Walt

10 Disney Characters who would make better presidents than Donald Trump.

1. Belle (Beauty and the Beast)
2. Malificient (Sleeping Beauty)
3. Cruella Deville
4. Elsa (w/Anna as VP)
5. The Absent-Minded Professor
6. Pinocchio
7. Dumbo
8. Disgust (Inside Out)
9. Dory (Finding Nemo)
10 Remy (Ratatouille)

V is for Villains

10 Evil Villains who would make better presidents than Donald Trump.

1. Voldemort
2. Sauron
3. Mr. Hyde
4. Sweeney Todd
5. Bill Sikes
6. The White Witch
7. Mordred
8. The Joker
9. The Wicked Witch of the West
10. Captain Hook

U is for Uncle

10 of my relations who would make better presidents than Donald Trump.

1. My uncle Mike because he was a engineer at Raytheon which makes him wicked smart.
2. My cousin Joseph, even though he's Canadian, because he's a great storyteller
3. My nephew Anthony even though he's only 6 months old.
4. My cat Leo.
5. My husband Ken because he always watches our annual town meetings when they are on cable.
6. My son Silas because he's knows so much about President Lincoln.
7. My cousin Lindsey because she'd bring belly dancing to the White House.
8. My cousin Jim because I don't think we've had a motorcycle-riding president yet.
9. My cousin Johnny because he's a lawyer.
10. My great grandmother Hatch because she always read the newspaper.

T is for Texas

10 Texans who would make better presidents than Donald Trump

1. Joan Crawford
2. Walter Cronkite
3. Willie Nelson
4. Carol Burnett
5. Kenny Rogers
6. J.R. Ewing
7. Lyle Lovett
8. Gene Roddenberry
9. Sissy Spacek
10. Pecos Bill

S is for Seinfeld

10 Minor Characters from Seinfeld that would make better presidents than Donald Trump

1. The Soup Nazi
2. Uncle Leo
3. Crazy Joe Davola
4. Mr. Pitt
5. Lloyd Braun
6. The Bubble Boy
7. David Puddy
8. Morty Seinfeld
9. Newman
10. Mr. Peterman

R is for Rock & Roll

10 Deceased Rockers who would have made better presidents than Donald Trump

1. Roy Orbison
2. Buddy Holly
3. Janis Joplin
4. Joe Cocker
5. Jim Morrison
6. Freddie Mercury
7. Donna Summer
8. Bob Marley
9. Michael Jackson
10. David Bowie

Q is for Questionable Intentions

10 Shady Characters who would make better presidents than Donald Trump.

1. Billy the Kid
2. William "Devil Anse" Hatfield (with Randolph McCoy as VP)
3. Huck Finn's Dad
4. Benedict Arnold
5. Bonnie (with Clyde as VP)
6. Caligula
7. Machiavelli
8. Lizzy Borden
9. Mata Hari
10. Artemis Fowl

P is for Patriarch

10 TV Dads who would make better presidents than Donald Trump.*

1. Mike Brady
2. The Dad from Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home
3. Archie Bunker
4. Ward Cleaver
5. Reuben Kincaid (he was like the dad on the Partridge Family)
6. Howard Cunningham
7. Al Bundy
8. Tom Bradford (Eight is Enough)
9. Steven Keaton (Family Ties)
10. Hal (Malcolm in the Middle) - no last name given

*Before anyone brings it up, I already used Homer Simpson and Fred Flintstone in the C is for Cartoon Characters...

O is for Oscar the Grouch

10 Muppets who would make better presidents than Donald Trump

1. Kermit the Frog (w/Miss Piggy as secretary of defense "hiya!"
2. Bert (w/Ernie as his VP)
3. Gonzo
4. Snuffaluffagus
5. Beaker
6. Scooter
7. Animal
8. Elmo
9. Fozzie Bear
10. Grover

N is for Nest

10 Celebs with Avian-inspired names who would make better presidents than Donald Trump*

1. Charlie Bird
2. Big Bird
3. Captain Jack Sparrow
4. Larry Bird
5. Ladybird Johnson
6. Jay Leno
7. Carolyn Bird (w/Courtney as her VP)
8. Florence Nightingale
9. Christopher Wren
10. Robin Gibb

*Sure Court & Carolyn are celebrities! They've got the most famous Road Race party in town right?

M is for Monsters

10 Monsters who would make better presidents than Donald Trump.

1. Frankenstein's Monster
2. The Blob
3. Sullivan (w/Mike as VP)
4. The Abominable Snowman
5. Big Foot
6. The Loch Ness Monster
7. The Kraken
8. The Chupacabra
9. Smeagol w/Smaug as his VP
10. The Golem of Prague

L is for Literature

10 Children's Book Characters who would make better presidents than Donald Trump.*

1. Professor Snape
2. Amelia Bedelia (she was stupid but at least she could cook)
3. Ramona Quimby
4. Rhyme and Reason (with Tock as their VP)
5. Charlotte A. Cavatica
6. Pippi Longstocking
7. Willie Wonka
8. Frodo Baggins (with Sam as VP)
9. Mary Poppins
10. Tom Sawyer

*All of them should consider either Harriet the Spy or Flat Stanley as their head of the FBI.

K is for King

10 Kings who would make better presidents than Donald Trump.

1. King Kong
2. Carole King
3. Billie Jean King
4. Burger King
5. Martin Luther King
6. King Tut
7. Stephen King
8. King Herod
9. King Arthur
10. B.B. King

J is for Jocks

10 Athletes who would make better presidents than Donal Trump.

1. Rosie Ruiz
2. Hans and Franz
3. Tonya Harding
4. Pete Rose
5. OJ Simpson
6. Mike Tyson
7. Lance Armstrong
8. Hulk Hogan
9. Jesse Ventura
10. Rocky Balboa (with Apollo Creed as VP)

I is for Inanimate

10 Inanimate Objects that would make better presidents than Donald Trump

1. The Skin Horse (Velveteen Rabbit)
2. Herbie the Love Bug
3. The Tea Pot (Beauty and the Beast)
4. The Door Knocker (A Chistmas Carol)
5. Kit (Knight Rider)
6. Lightening McQueen (Cars)
7. Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors)
8. The California Raisons
9. Woody (with Buzz Lightyear as VP)
10. Stephen King's Christine. Because even a homicidal hot rod is better than Donald Trump for President.

H is for Horton (hears a Who)

10 Characters created by Dr. Seuss who would make better presidents than Donald Trump

1. The Lorax
2. The Spooky Green Pants with Nobody Inside Them
3. Yertle the Turtle
4. The Grinch (w/Max as VP)
5. Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose
6. Bartholomew Cubbins
7. Little Cindy Lou Who
8. The Cat in the Hat (with the Fish in the Bowl as VP)
9. Oobleck
10. Marco

G is for Girl Power

10 Kick-Ass Women who would make better presidents than Donald Trump
I couldn't decide between real or fictional so here's 5 of each

1. Thelma (with Louise as VP)
2. Dana Scully
3. Sabrina Duncan
4. Flo (the Progressive Insurance gal)
5. Hermione Granger
6. Patty Smith
7. Betty White
8. Michelle Obama
9. Maya Angelou
10. Erin Brockovich

F is for Funnies

10 Comic Strip Characters who would make better presidents than Donald Trump

1. Linus VanPelt
2. Little Orphan Annie
3. Bill the Cat (Ack!)
4. Mike Doonesbury
5. Calvin (with Hobbs as VP)
6. Jason the geeky math brother from Fox Trot
7. Garfield (with Norbert as his VP)
8. Cathy
9. The talking amoeba in the Far Side
10. Dilbert

E is for (class of) Eighty Six

10 Members from my graduating class (FHS class of 1986) who would make better presidents than Donald Trump*

1. Craig Stevens
2. Clayton Jones
3. Gunnar Trumbull
4. Joanna Lowell
5. Troy Clarkson
6. Michael Moratta
7. Kristin Vokey
8. Sachi Shimomura
9. Jose Lima
10. Sandra Fetters

*I limited this to classmates who are still alive. I also have, sadly, several late classmates - all of whom also would have made way better presidents than Donald Trump.

D is for (gone to the) Dogs

10 Heroic Dogs who would make better presidents than Donald Trump

1. Balto
2. Barry the St. Bernard
3. Lassie
4. Buck (Call of the Wild)
5. Old Yeller
6. Luath & Bodger (the Incredible Journey)
7. Pongo and Perdita (101 Dalmations)
8. Searchlight (Stone Fox)
9. White Fang
10. Rin Tin Tin

C is for Cartoons

10 Cartoon Characters who would make better presidents than Donald Trump.
It was hard to limit it to 10, I'm sure I missed some worthy candidates.

1. Fred Flintstone (with Wilma as VP)
2. Homer Simpson (with Lisa as VP)
3. Scooby Doo (with Daphne as VP)
4. Elmer Fudd (with Yosemite Sam as his VP)
5. The Tasmanian Devil
6. Yogi Bear (because he's smarter than the average bear!)
7. Bugs Bunny (with Daffy Duck as his VP)
8. George Jetson
9. Beavis (with Butt-Head as VP) or vice versa, doesn't really matter.
10. Spongebob Squarepants

B is for Bodacious

10 Hot Actors who would make better presidents than Donald Trump.
(Hot to me that is, it's a relative term)

1. Christian Slater
2. Jeff Goldblum
3. John Malkovich (Dangerous Liaisons)
4. Nicholas Cage
5. Johnny Depp
6. Hugh Grant
7. Colin Firth
8. David Duchovny
9. Lawrence Olivier (Wuthering Heights)
10. John Cusack

A is for Anthropomorphic

10 Anthropomorphic Animals that would make better presidents than Donald Trump:

1. Frog (with Toad as VP)
2. Sylvester (when he was a rock)
3. Babar the Elephant
4. Lyle (the crocodile)
5. Olivia
6. Pete the Cat
7. Arthur Read (with D.W. as his VP)
8. Gerald (with Piggy as his VP)
9. the dad from the Berenstain Bears
10. The Cheshire Cat

Always on my Mind

It's time again for the A to Z challenge.
And while as a parent, I could tell you about how my eight-year old still wets the bed even with two alarm clocks, how his twin brother refuses to cut his hair or wear pants that don't look like clam diggers with holes in the knees, or how my 10-year old got a 67 on his quiz on nouns and verbs, despite special tutoring with Ed, this is what's been on my mind so I'm going to run with it.
These lists were fun to make.
Hope it's not too tedious.

song: Always on my Mind • artist: Willie Nelson