Even the turkeys are sick of those turkeys at Hostcentric.
Probably a pretty common post on blogs today, but I don’t care. I can be as trite and hackneyed as the next guy. Just ask anyone who’s read me for more than a season.
Today, I’m thankful for having work I usually enjoy that also pays respectably (albeit a little less so next year than this); for being able to anticipate the inauguration of a president who can speak English, has a work ethic and lacks both daddy issues and identity crises (like, say, the outgoing faux redneck with his blue bloodline and Poppy problem); and for not having to cook for a change. We’re making my sis and her husband do that.
Though I am in charge of the wine. Some chores, a man just can’t job out.
Meanwhile, still no joy from “tech support” at Hostcentric. The latest advice from their high-tech cave in suburban Waxedstringandacanistan is to reinstall the WordPress software. No, thanks. Already watched one blog go up in smoke; no need to repeat the experience when there are so many other brick walls for me to bang my head against.
But it is Thanksgiving, so let’s go out on a high note, with something else for which I’m thankful — Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant.” Hope you have a Thanksgiving dinner that couldn’t be beat and that Officer Obie cuts you some slack if you’re caught driving garbage around the vicinity.
November 27, 2008 at 9:53 am
Patrick,
Like you the things that make life complete. Family, with the kids out of the house and making their way successfully. A job, with the added plus of it being a job that is interesting and makes a difference in others lives. Good, rational simpatico neighbors and a great bunch of people to ride with and that last is a joy that pays off for a whole week after a ride.
And yes, the anticipation of a new president, but more so the comfort of seeing a scholar be elected. I am looking forward to the return to an evidence based world view as central to our decision making process.
I’ll lift a glass of something alcoholic in your direction today to salute the practical results of the Bill of Rights.
November 27, 2008 at 11:03 am
Ben sez it better than I can, so I’ll lift the glass to Patrick, Shannon, and to Ben and family.