We Gather Together

 I am thankful that Robert F Kennedy Junior is not having dinner with me this Thanksgiving. 

I am thankful that no one has seen fit to take a wrecking ball to the east side of my home. 

I am thankful that I didn't fall for that "endless pasta bowl" ruse from Olive Garden. 

I am thankful for fantasy football, where dreams can still come true. 

I am thankful for a place to sit down when I need to tie my shoes.

I am thankful for our robot overlord who seems to be content vacuuming our rugs. 

I am thankful that as an a adult I have almost mastered being able to refold a roadmap. 

I am thankful that solitaire is not, in fact, the only game in town. 

I am thankful that I will probably never meet the telemarketers whose time I wasted face to face. 

I am thankful for the time lag between digital photos and my awkward teenage years. 

I am thankful that I am probably finished dealing with other's disappointment that I never saw the Dead:Live.

I am thankful for the somewhat elusive idea of Peace On Earth.

I am thankful that the Sound of Music was sung by Julie Andrews and not Ethel Merman.

I am thankful that still, after all these years, I believe that a man can fly. 

I am thankful for those around me and those whose spirit continues to hang around. 

I am thankful that I get an opportunity to see how this all turns out.