Full of Thankness / Full of Forgetness

to nobody in particular:

...today is/was Thanksgiving, and because it is/was so, i am going to write out a few things from the top of my head that i am thankful for -- but things that are not necessarily always at the top of my list...

...i am thankful for spoons...

...i am thankful for footprints in the snow...

...i am thankful for BIC Atlantis ball-point pens...

...i am thankful for nostril hair...

...i am thankful for webcams...

...i am thankful for carpenter jeans...

...i am thankful for the smiles and laughter or children -- my children, especially...

...i am thankful for bikes...

...i am thankful for functioning eyes...

...i am thankful for sunsets -- beautiful ones, especially...

...i am thankful for comfortable silence...

...i am thankful for caller ID...

...i am thankful for most sports...

...i am thankful for inspired and beautiful paintings...

...i am thankful for a vocal Father...

...i am thankful for challenges...

...i am thankful for singing birds...

...i am thankful for other people...

...i am thankful for homemade beef teriyaki...

...i am thankful for life, and for true life...

...i am thankful for so much more than this...

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..."you learn something new every day"...

...yesterday, i learned: get everything written down on a shopping list before you go out shopping, even if it is a short list...

...today, i learned: thankfulness is a necessity...

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currently watching: Million Dollar Baby



...Sarah and i watched this last night for the first time -- good acting, interesting story, and, overall, it was okay/pretty good -- not my favorite, but alright...

...yeah, definitely liked Atonement better...