Thank Goodness!
Task 46, November 29 to December 6
It’s inevitable.
Every Thanksgiving, just before you attack your cornbread stuffing, or your mashed potatoes and gravy or mushroom and green bean casserole (THANK YOU Campbells!) or whatever your go-to first forkful may be—someone HAS to say, “let’s go around the table say what we’re thankful for”, at which point I VERY reluctantly put down my fork and try to come up with something profound to say—and if you’re seated at the far end of the table you’re kinda screwed, because by the time it’s your turn all of the sappiest, but effective thank you’s are taken, i.e. “I’m thankful for family” or “I’m thankful for this meal”, or “I’m thankful that Uncle Frank is still with us…” at which point Uncle Frank, worried, looks around the table.
My go-to is “I’m just thankful that I can share this day with all of you” (which is sorta true, and no one seems to mind that it’s a variation of “I’m thankful for family”).
So this year, on Wednesday, I decided to put together my “no b.s.” list of what I am REALLY thankful for. And here it is:
Happy Hour
Waze
Spellcheck
Devo
Dyson vacuum cleaner
Aleve
Bacon
Bacon with…
Charmin
Netflix
Grub Hub
The five second rule
Christie Brinkley, except for the years that she was married to no-talent Billy Joel
THE Ohio State Buckeyes
Super Glue
Nathan’s Hot Dogs, and
Noise cancelling Bose headphones.
Oh yeah, and my wife, kids; the guy next door who makes great spaghetti and meatballs, friends, the food on my plate and the people around the table.
Not necessarily in that order. Happy Thanksgiving.