\n
\u00a0Today
\n I am repeating my annual Thanksgiving post which I have run for many
\nyears. And, yes, that crack about Trump was there years before anyone
\ncould have imagined…<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nThanksgiving is my kind of holiday.<\/span><\/p>\nIt doesn’t require gods or miracles or tragedies or victories or angels or kings or winners or losers or flags or gifts.\u00a0<\/span>
All you need is some pumpkin pie, a big-ass flat screen, and a comfortable sofa to drool on.
Oh, and a little gratitude.<\/span>
\u2028Gratitude,
\n by the way, is a commodity in very short supply. Regrettably, we seem
\nto have mountains of expectation but not much in the way of
\nappreciation. It’s a socially transmitted disease.<\/span>
\u2028So this Thanksgiving let’s put aside harsh judgments for a day or two. Thank a fireman. Give a bum a buck. Kiss an in-law.<\/span>
\u2028I
\n don’t like Puritans of any stripe, but I like the idea of them having
\nthe Indians over for dinner. I know the detente didn’t last too long,
\nbut any day you’re eating sweet potatoes instead of shooting off muskets
\n is a good day.<\/span>
\u2028Be grateful that you have shoes. Be thankful that your cat is healthy. Compliment someone’s posture.\u00a0<\/span>
\u2028If
\n you can’t do any of that stuff, then at least give thanks that you
\nwon’t be dining with Whoopi Goldberg or Donald Trump. That alone should
\nbe enough.<\/span>
\u2028Finally, do yourself a favor — quit whining. That’s my job.<\/span>
\u2028And have a Happy Thanksgiving.
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