On this Thanksgiving Eve, here are the thankful thoughts I’m thinking:
- I’m thankful that Jesus will be returning quite soon. How do I know this? Duran Duran and Loverboy both released new albums this week. A middle-aged Mike Reno trying to squeeze into those red leather pants has to be a sure sign of the apocalypse.
- I’m thankful that we live in Utah–a state where no one does any serious (or even frivolous) presidential campaigning, hence we shall be spared the constant spate of candidate ads that say nothing about the candidate in question, but spend a full minute trying to convice us that their opponent is a mouth-breathing troglodyte.
- I’m thankful for having a potentially meaningful NFL game being played in Detroit on Thanksgiving Day. I’m thankful also for Brett Favre, who my wife finds interesting enough to allow me to watch the game without rolling her eyes.
- Speaking of the NFL, I’m thankful for the fact that I now get to watch every game in 3-D with surround sound–meaning that my son runs through the house during the game with a football cradled in his arms while crashing into the furniture as he reenacts every play.
- I’m thankful for people who make the lives of writers and preachers so easy; people like Paul McCartney’s ex, Heather Mills. She is asking for $100 million in the divorce, but simultaneously says this about wealthy people: "Sadly, you have to mix at a certain level of people to raise the level of funds you need to bring about the greater good," she said. "Because people are very snobby. These people who have lots of money, they’re either snobby or they’re stingy. If you have lots of money, you have to be stingy — because why would you want that amount of money?" Seriously, you just can’t make this stuff up. Ms. Pot, allow me to introduce you to Mr. Kettle.
- I’m thankful for bookstores that serve coffee and don’t bug you if you want to come in and sit awhile.
- I’m thankful that Chipotle Mexican Grill is now a fixture in Utah, which means that I can now enjoy a real burrito (yes, I’m talking to you Blah-hio).
- I’m thankful for LL Bean, my official clothing supplier. The other day I looked at myself in the mirror and realized that everything I was wearing except my underwear and socks were from Bean. The clothes look better on the guys in the catalog, mind you, but I do like ’em a lot.
- I’m thankful for the memories of Thanksgivings past. Tonight I’m thinking of that childhood picture of my mom and grandma buzzing around the kitchen the night before the big meal, always calling me in to lick the whipped cream off the mixer beaters. They’re both gone now, but I can still smell the pie.
- I’m thankful for the best wife, mother, and partner a man could ask for, for two awesome kids, for a warm house, food on the table, a meaningful job and the ability to enjoy it all. I pray that everyone can have this, and I’m reminded that God calls me to work for what I pray for.
- Lastly, I’m thankful for my readers. Have a great Thanksgiving!
