Rant #1,561: Giving Thanks

Today is the day before Thanksgiving, and I wish to give thanks to all those who have helped me get through this rapidly closing year, 2015 on the calendar and the year where I celebrated my 58th birthday, moving forward to the big 59.

I would like to thank my family, for whom none of this, or anything, would have been possible. My family gives me strength, points me in the right direction, and keeps me whole and on the straight and narrow.

I would like to thank my friends, who provided me with some solace during the year.

I would also like to thank those who consider me the enemy, because you give me the impetus to continue to move ahead, without your backing and your phoniness.

Individually, I would like to thank my wife, my backbone, my friend, my lover, my everything. She is more than the mother of our son; she is the real deal, the whole that is equal to way beyond the sum of its parts.

I would like to thank my son, who also gives me inner strength. Yes, there are trying times with him, but he has a certain personal panache that makes everything good again.

I would like to thank my parents, who brought me into this world, and who I hope are proud of me and the way I turned out. I can be a pain in the butt at times, but aren't all kids supposed to be that way (see above)?

I would like to thank my extended family, who I may not share a bloodline with, but who I respect as good people who work hard and deserve good things.

And finally, I would like to thank you, those who come here and read my Rants. You also keep me going, and with over 8,000 visits since this blog restarted out of the old, hacked blog, you have given me strength to carry this thing on.

Approaching 1,600 original posts, you would think that I would run out of things to say, but alas, I have plenty of things to talk about here.

So, have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I will speak to you on Monday.

Don't eat too much turkey, and don't shop until you drop, either.

Speak to you then.