Briefly: Apples
Apples are one of my favorite fruits.
Apples are elegant - round little things, with or without a stem on top, that come in an array of colors between pinks and reds and oranges and yellows and greens and purples all colors in between. They come solid, dotted, striped. Some taste great, while others should be baked or made into cider, and some, like the Red Delicious... make for great decoration in the autumn season.
You can eat them as-is (just don't eat the seeds!), eat them skinned, sliced up in a funny little sandwich with some cheese, or chopped up and served with peanut butter. You can make ciders, juices, pies, sauces, and spreads with these things. They're even good cooked with other things - one of the meals most dearest to me from home is my mom's baked apple porkchops.
You want a good time waster? Take a look at the applerankings.com website. Look up your favorite (or least favorite) apple and see where it ranks. My favorite, Honeycrisps, are the second highest-ranked apple on the website, period.
I saw jugs of apple cider at Fry's the other day while I was shopping and I got a quart jug. Drinking some this morning reminded me of going to an apple orchard for a field trip when I was a little kid. At the end, we got to have these little cups of fresh (non-alcoholic) apple cider. Storebought apple cider isn't too bad either, but being able to go to your local farmer's market and get the real good stuff? Trust me, it can't be beat!