I am thankful for:- My health.
- My kids, who I love more than anything despite each morning's grumbles at the breakfast table.
- The roof over my head.
- My job. My boss, too, frankly. He knows nothing about my blog so I ain't scoring brownie points. He's a very interesting dude.
- The USA. (To my international reader, I am not bragging that we're #1, I am just saying I am thankful to live here.)
- Texas. (For readers in other states, I am not bragging that we're #1, I am just saying that I am thankful to live here.)
- Living in a country where we can mock political leaders without fear of reprisal.
- My righteous girlfriend.
- My relatives and friends who've helped me out so much over the past miserable 1 1/2 years. I am also thankful for my dozen readers who have given me encouragement during this time. (Outside of the death of a loved one, divorce DOES suck ass like nothing else, but it does get better eventually.)
- I am thankful for our country's plentiful supply of cheap food of incredible variety, endless entertainment and unsurpassed educational opportunities. There is no reason for anyone to be hungry in the United States. None. Unless you're a small child with incredibly lazy parents, there's no excuse.
- I am thankful that I have a strong BS detector that forces me to be conservative with my small pool of money and prevents me from doing stupid things like getting swept up in real estate manias.
I hope you and your family have a great Thanksgiving. If you're Canadian, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving last month. Better late than never! If you're elsewhere in the world, have a great Thursday.
16 comments:
Happy Thanksgiving Lou!
Hope this year is better than the last one. For everyone.
You too, my friend.
I now have a better idea of what has happened to you recently and I'm very sorry you have had such a hard time. I'm confident things will only get better for you from now on.
I wish you, your family and friends and readers of your blog a very happy Thanksgiving, including those that don't celebrate Thanksgiving!
Hey, it's still kind of a new concept for me!
Tom
...like getting swept up in real estate manias.
Are you still looking to move?
Right on Lou. I am pro-America, and pro-Americans but that does not mean I am blind to our problems and want us to do better. I love my country!
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Happy Turkey Day to you as well. Glad to be a part of your "dirty dozen" readers.
Good list Lou.
I'd add "I'm thankful I live somewhere that I can ignore what my neighbors think, if I so choose. Their politics, religion, etc. are theirs, mine are mine, and each others are none of the others business."
Happy Thanksgiving Lou.
Loosen the belt a notch or two and enjoy your day!
"My righteous girlfriend."
That comment is worthless without pics; preferably nudes.
Happy Thanksgiving, Lou!
Happy Thanksgiving, Lou! Going through the Big D myself right now. No kids, so I can't imagine how rough it was for you. I'm very glad you're making it through as well as you are.
Take care.
Very sorry to hear that, Incessant. Yes, having kids makes a sucky situation 10x worse. But it'll work out for you.
We had a nice turkey stuffed with sausage and mounds of cornbread dressing. Yummy!
Hey, considering how many of us are going through the Big D (yet another reason to hate Dallas) Lou could start a new companion blog. Something like Lou's Letter for Lovelorn Lads.
My suggestion for the 1st post: How to get your ex to quit calling and emailing you and accept that it's over.
BTW, my brother in law made steaks with Jack Daniels glaze. That was some awesome tasting stuff and I don't like JD usually.
I actually like the JD horseradish mustard.
Got a reference for the JD glaze?
OMG, now I'm trading recipes. This Big D thing really does suck ass!
The only divorce advice I can give is:
1) Don't. Work it out.
2) If 1) is impossible, it will get better over a very long length of time.
3) Don't say toxic stuff about your ex in front of your kids. Just don't. Your kids don't need to hear what a shithole your ex-husband/ex-wife is. That's cruel to the children, who still worship both of you.
4) Yes, what you are experiencing really sucks ass, but you still need to go to work in the morning.
5) Think of it like you are starting over. Because that is what you are doing.
6) Time will slowly heal wounds. Take baby steps.
7) Be very careful on the rebound. Very, very careful.
Happy late Thanksgiving, Lou. Something about the holidays and visiting relatives with rural (that is, spotty or non-working) internet connections has kept me offline, so I have to actually remember how to do face to face socializing. :-)
Keep the chin up, and let's hope things get better for you. And yes, there's a lot to be thankful for. That's a good list you have.
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