Being Thanksgiving, I thought I would compile a list of things for which I am thankful. Here goes (This list is by no means ranked. Watch out for stream of consciousness! )
- Genre Fiction
- LOST
- Watching Heroes with friends
- The Internet
- Adorable nieces and nephews
- The Fall in Michigan
- Farmer John
- Hot Chocolate
- My 10 year old alarm clock
- The ability (and desire) to run
- My Fusion
- All of my Ann Arbor Friends
- All of my Utah Friends
- All of my Wyoming Friends
- Having survived three rounds of layoffs at Ford
- A meaningful job
- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Metroparks
- Ford Lake
- Mormons, in general.
- Emo-pop and Alt-pop music
- Pandora.com
- A very specific rainbow
- Arguments about poetry
- Gchat and Gmail
- Pencils
- Mark Bittman and Michael Pollan
- Spellcheck
- Small acts of kindness
- Drinkable yogurt
- Rules about prepositions
- Having a washer and dryer in my apartment
- The Upper Peninsula
- Having Wyoming roots
- Being a Cowboy and a Ute
- Eyes that see and ears that hear
- Pablo Neruda
- The Huron River
- Seeing a window at work
- Spring
- National Public Radio, in general, and Michigan Radio, specifically
- Cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes
- Sharing with friends
- Mingles
- Game Night
- My own specific challenges and trials
- Did I mention the Internet?
- Amazon Prime
- My bike
- A dry sense of humor
I’m absolutely certain that I am thankful for other things, but I’ve run out of steam. What are you thankful for?
That's a great list! But I'm curious, why are you grateful for the DNR?
You forgot to be thankful for your readers. Don't underestimate a nice pandering exit line.
Elizabeth- I'm grateful for the DNR because they do great things for green spaces in the state. I love the state parks system, a lot.
- that it didn't snow last night
- using up all my farmers market potatoes
- my dog
- music
- lifelong friends
- the Detroit temple
- summer
- winter because it helps me appreciate the summer
- a family who is always, always there for me
I thought DNR meant "Do not Resuscitate" and was wondering also why you loved it.
-ann arbor in the fall
-winter boots (not ugs)
-colorful gloves
-family
-other things
(my word i have to type "glyhethe" is very similar to ethylene…sometimes i think the internet taps into my life)