Thanksgiving

So... Isn't today the day we celebrate Christopher Vespucci sailing around the Horn of Tierra del Fuego in the Kon-Tiki or something like that?

Kidding aside, I've got a lot to be thankful for today. I've got two great kids (a little crazy sometimes, but the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree there!); fantastic friends I can count on to cheer me up when I'm down and be happy for me when I'm up; my nice, safe tidy little life out in the 'burbs; basically just livin' the American Dream.

What else am I thankful for?

• I live in the most free country on the planet.
• Gas is back under $2.00/gallon.
• My decision to rejoin the Church and bring my children into the Faith.
• I'm still gainfully employed.
• At a job I don't hate.
• The great friends I've made through the power of Al Gore's internets.
• Coffee.
• The simple beauty and elegance of John Moses Browning's 1911 design.
• My daughter won't be stoned to death for showing her elbows.
• A day at the range where everything works.
• The brave men and women on the tip of the spear, particularly those serving overseas today.
• My son aspires to more than dying while murdering those of a different faith.
• Jackbooted thugs won't kick in my front door for writing something critical of our nation's leader
• People actually take the time out of their hectic days to read the crap drivel brain droppings humble musings I post.

Thanks, everyone. We spend an awful lot of time grousing about the things in our lives that are going wrong, or in the wrong direction, or are otherwise imperfect in our view. It's good to sit back and take stock of the things that are right in our lives. We take a good deal for granted, and it's never a bad idea to stop, look around, and realize just how fucking wonderful we really have it...

To everyone out there who reads MArooned, have a joyous and bountiful Thanksgiving!

That is all.