Thanksgiving Script
October 10th, 2008 | Published in Scripts | 1 Comment
THANKSGIVING
Well, it’s Thanksgiving week. And I’m excited. It’s by far my favorite holiday. I think because it’s the one holiday that hasn’t been hijacked by Hallmark. We don’t have to buy things for each other or decorate anything. Oh, you can dress up as a Pilgrim or a turkey if you want to. But no one expects you too. It’s not a windfall for candy companies or florists. The only thing we’re really supposed to do is be thankful.
With that in mind, here’s what I’m thankful for this year. I’m thankful for knee surgery. Actually for science in general. They haven’t exactly found the fountain of youth. But they have invented enough spare parts to make things easier for Boomers. Granted, some day we may have so many new parts that we’ll all look like Herman Munster, but there are enough Boomers that when the time comes, that’ll be considered a good look.
I had my knee scoped this year, and thankfully, it works better. I’m thankful that I can still beat my son at arm wrestling. He’s 22 now and he was sure that this was the year he’d beat me. My wife thinks it’s nuts that I even care about that. But you dads understand. It’s an Alpha male thing. He’ll beat me some day. But, thankfully, not yet Buddy Boy. I’m thankful that I don’t have to have a Blackberry. I don’t want to always be in the loop. There are times that I don’t want people to be able to reach me. When? When I’m driving the Bat mobile and fighting crime. What do you care? Thankfully, it’s none of your business.
I’m thankful that I still love my wife and that she seems to still love me. Sometimes people ask me what’s the secret to a long successful marriage. In a lot of ways, I think it’s just dumb luck. So, I’m thankful that I’m both dumb and lucky. I’m thankful for all the people who are working with me on Boomer Alley. I’m thankful that they’re willing to share their time and talents to see what this can become. And I’m thankful to you guys for watching.
Finally, I’m thankful for Thanksgiving dinner. All my kids will be home. We’ll be joined by some friends. I know we’ll have a lot of laughs. And we’ll count our blessings. Thanksgiving. It’s the best. That’s what I think. Visit Boomer Alley and let us know what you think. I’m Marc at Boomer Alley dot com.
November 27th, 2009 at 11:03 am (#)
Hi everybody, it’s Thanksgiving Day! I’m happy with my extra day off, and I am planning to make something fun that will probably involve a bike ride and seeing something new in Summit I haven’t seen yet.
You write new post at Thanksgiving?