Best Thanksgiving ever

Let me say this about.

If there was ever a phrase that describes how I live my life, it would be:

“Hell, I can’t complain, but sometimes I still do.”  

I must admit to an occasional spat of whining – I often decry the injustice I see in this world – I bitch when my favorite teams lose – I complain at the ineptitude of our government “leaders” – I get aggravated at my wife when she tries to talk to me during a ’4th-and-goal’ - in truth, I don’t always view life from the sunny side of the street.

That, if for no other reason, is why I like to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.  It forces me to realistically evaluate my life situation.  When I do that, I find that I am one of the luckiest son-of-a-bitches on the planet.

I have life-long friends, I’m married to the perfect woman, I travel the world, I eat better than Prince Charles, I’m in good health, I have a small but high quality family, and I don’t have to work anymore to finance my lifestyle.  I would call that having a lot to be thankful for – and I am (the occasional hissy-fit notwithstanding).

So, I am going to spend this week celebrating all that I have to be thankful for, with the people that I AM  thankful for.  I’m going to…    eat like an Ethiopian, drink fine wine (given to me by friends), watch overpaid athletes under-perform while I share my favorite beer with buddies, and indulge in what passes for sex for guys who qualify for Medicare.

You don’t have many chances to legitimately get ‘paid time-off’ from work to celebrate a couple of days specifically designated for observing things in your life for which you should be thankful.  I recommend you spend it this way.  You will be ‘Thankful’ that you did.

So, while we are all doing something that will enrich our lives, you really don’t need to be wasting time reading this stupid blog.  Spend the time with friends and family.  To help you do this, there will be no new  Let Me Say This About That  blogs until next Monday, November 30. 

And, to all you regular LMSTAT readers, may you have the best Thanksgiving ever!!!

And, that’s all I have to say about that.

Shambo