Sunday, August 31, 2008

Things we want to remember to be thankful for (or at least something to ponder at Thanksgiving):

1) Lights that come on when you hit the switch rather than waiting, flashing, sputtering, and then coming on.

2) Air conditioned houses, every room.

3) Showering with a need for hot water, rather than showering only to feel the cold water.

4) Regular Internet access, it doesn’t even have to be high speed.

5) Enjoying a nice cold beer, emphasis on cold—well, and on beer.

6) The service industry: waiters, waitresses, hostesses, and clerks.  Tell someone thank you today just for caring about your opinion.

7) Traffic laws—who would have expected to miss such a thing?

8) Fall in Colorado, needing a jacket in the evening, seeing the leaves change, and enjoying the fall flavors of coffee and pastries, i.e. Pumpkin Spice Lattes, and Pumpkin Pie.

9) Coffee you can count on being good, or at least drinkable.

10) Not having lizards fall on you while eating dinner.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I remember the geckos from the Philippines. We had to get use to having them in your house and around you. I had forgotten about them until you mentioned lizards. The gross thing was the lizard poop and pee. I would find things discolored in the closet.

Unknown said...

lizards falling eh? that would certinly creep me out a bit.

have you discovered any killer teas to make up for the coffee lapse?

Unknown said...

wait, so is it Thanksgiving there or something? ok, i guess not, but you had me confused:)