Ah, Thanksgiving! What I'm thankful for today:
--That the Detroit Lions have never been to the Super Bowl, thus sparing the Saints the title of the Chicago Cubs of the NFL.
--That there's only one month left in this godawful year.
--That I really like turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.
--That only two of my friends died this year.
--Caring and supportive people.
--The Internet.
--John Tesh, for illuminating the fact that half of all 25-year-old Americans still live at home ("a sign of our times") and that the "quarter-life crisis" is an expanding psychological phenomenon.
--Lafayette drivers, who make me feel immensely better about myself.
--Bicycles.
--The idea that the grass can conceivably be greener somewhere else.
--Not having to care about gas prices since September.
--Realizing that the coolest people in the world are too cool to be called cool by the "cool" people.
--Hooters. That place has awesome trivia.
--Being able to view life from the sidelines and realizing that most things are fluff
--Being able to overhear someone's ridiculously shallow idea of a problem and being happy that I don't have to give the first damn about it.
--No-smoking areas.
--People who can be funny even when the rest of the world demands misery.
--My incredibly naive notion that things still can change for the better.
--That, in spite of everything, there are still Americans who get what this nation is all about (and know that this ain't it).
--That things aren't worse.
Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Shopping Afterbirth Day!
--That the Detroit Lions have never been to the Super Bowl, thus sparing the Saints the title of the Chicago Cubs of the NFL.
--That there's only one month left in this godawful year.
--That I really like turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.
--That only two of my friends died this year.
--Caring and supportive people.
--The Internet.
--John Tesh, for illuminating the fact that half of all 25-year-old Americans still live at home ("a sign of our times") and that the "quarter-life crisis" is an expanding psychological phenomenon.
--Lafayette drivers, who make me feel immensely better about myself.
--Bicycles.
--The idea that the grass can conceivably be greener somewhere else.
--Not having to care about gas prices since September.
--Realizing that the coolest people in the world are too cool to be called cool by the "cool" people.
--Hooters. That place has awesome trivia.
--Being able to view life from the sidelines and realizing that most things are fluff
--Being able to overhear someone's ridiculously shallow idea of a problem and being happy that I don't have to give the first damn about it.
--No-smoking areas.
--People who can be funny even when the rest of the world demands misery.
--My incredibly naive notion that things still can change for the better.
--That, in spite of everything, there are still Americans who get what this nation is all about (and know that this ain't it).
--That things aren't worse.
Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Shopping Afterbirth Day!
5 comments:
Hooters has trivia? Where is that?
"Afterbirth"? Gross. Do people shop for that? American consumerism is even more disgusting than I thought it was.
Hooters AND John Tesh? In the same Thanksgiving column? I think I'll start my own restaurant called "JOHN TESH'S HOOTERS". That oughtta bring the girls in. And the boys. Or possibly nobody. And yeah, you caught me. That IS a photo of Cheney over at my place. Thanks for visiting and nice to discover your blog.
Yes, Hooters has trivia. At the one in Lafayette, they have sports trivia from 5-7? on Mondays, with 30 cent wings and $1.50 domestic pints from 4-7. Can you tell I've been there done that? I go for the wings...and beer...and trivia...but that's it. Honestly. Ok, I also enjoy the huge, lovely...big screen TV for Monday Night Football.
Well, I went to my first Hooters in Mobile, AL for the Auburn-Alabama football game in 7th grade with my uncle and my dad. At the time, my uncle had 2 Hooters' gals as his roommates and was part of the Hooters and Crown Royals Clubs. So I had some influence.
Can't believe I missed this one... you actually sounded remotely optimistic!
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