This is that time of year when we are often asked what we are most thankful for.
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Believe it or not, I am thankful for the fact that I pay taxes because it at least means that I have a job, a damn good one too!
I am thankful for the fact that my pants are starting to feel a little snug around the waist, it means that I have plenty of food to eat. (Extra thankful for cookies, chocolate milk, cheerios, slurpees, etc.)
Yes, I bitch and whine about my mortgage, never ending yard work, how my walls and windows need constant cleaning (thanks to youngest son) and the fact that I still have yet to clean my gutters but hey... I'm still thankful for all this because it means that I have a roof over my head. A safe home to call my castle.
I am even thankful for that parking space that I always seem to find at the other end of the parking lot, furthest from the mall entrance, because it means that I am capable of walking and I still have my health to do so.
Living in Canada, I am thankful for that outrageous monthly heating bill I get in the winter because it means that I am at least warm.
I am even thankful for all the crying, screaming, demands, etc. my kids, ex-wives, friends and crew members constantly throw at me because it means that I can only not hear them, but I am still needed and they know they can depend on me.
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| Firefighter Illustration by Paul Combs |
As much as I hate doing laundry and expect that this chore alone will drive me to re-marry, I am thankful for my piles of clothes that need washing and drying because it means I have clothes on my back and I won't be arrested for indecency... well not today anyways.
Even though I get overwhelmed at times with my emails, phone calls, etc, ... I am thankful for them all because it means that I am still alive and have people who are thinking of me.
See y'all after you get up from your turkey-induced coma.
Cheers to you and yours.
To all our American friends... your Turkey day is next!
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