Things I'm Thankful For -

Things I'm Thankful For - There's quite a list, really.

• My kids, "Bun" and Sam
• My family, who've been behind me my whole life
• God - there's no atheist alive who can convince me he's not watching out for me, and them. Although they're welcome to try
• November 5, and the renewed faith in our electorate it gave me.
• A job.
• Friends - don't know where I'd be without 'em
• Our wasteful, consumeristic economy, which enables so much joyous pseudo-gluttony tomorrow. Huff and poo poo if you want - but be thankful it's an option. Starvation sucks.
• The blogosphere, which has brought a wealth of information (10% of it pretty good) to my life, and given my inner pundit a convenient outlet
• All of you - when I started this thing, it was purely a vanity project. I averaged eight hits a day all summer, maybe 12-20 per day into September. Then, with the elections and the Keillor flap, things took off - and I've been averaging 200 or so a day, with occasonal spikes into the multi-thousands. Thanks to each of you for coming back!
• Wisdom. Especially that of the founding fathers.
• American anger - expressed by everyone who's sick of the way things are. That means all of us - left, right, black, white, justifiable or Mary Daly - who hold each others' feet in the fire when things just aren't right.
• The transience of web-delivered content - because if I say "I'm gonna take tomorrow off", but write something anyway, nobody can call me on it.

Have a great Thanksgiving weekend, and I'll hope to see you all again soon!

Posted by Mitch at November 27, 2002 03:08 PM