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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

101 Things To Be Thankful For...

Wow - has it been THAT long since I wrote anything??? I apologize to both of you that stop by here occasionally hoping for some morsel of wisdom. Like many of you I reflected this past week on the things I was thankful for...and even though the list was long, I decided to narrow it down to 101 things...just to be witty. So here it goes (in no particular order...except for the first one!):

  1. Robin (my wife)
  2. Healthy children
  3. Electricity
  4. Indoor plumbing
  5. ESPN
  6. ESPN2
  7. ESPN Classic
  8. Peanut butter
  9. Garage door openers
  10. Dr Seuss (heck, he taught me how to read!)
  11. Paved roads
  12. West Texas sunsets
  13. Television
  14. Televisions with built in VCR/DVD players!
  15. Basketball
  16. Friends
  17. Chicken fried steak
  18. Abilene Christian University
  19. Belt loops
  20. File folders (even though I don't use them enough)
  21. Digital clocks and watches
  22. Sunglasses
  23. Highlighters (any color)
  24. Couches
  25. Christmas lights
  26. Video cameras
  27. Lucky Charms
  28. The Internet
  29. School lunches
  30. Diet Coke
  31. Diet Dr Pepper
  32. Calendars
  33. On The Border
  34. Mexican food, in general!!!
  35. Grandparents
  36. Gravy
  37. Dogs
  38. Running shoes
  39. Chocolate
  40. Baggy-fit jeans
  41. Any team that beats the University of Texas
  42. Leafblowers
  43. Remote control
  44. High school football
  45. Spray starch
  46. Ceiling fans
  47. Can openers
  48. Golf
  49. Steven Wright (the greatest comedian EVER!)
  50. Both of you who read my blog
  51. R.E.M.
  52. Nurses
  53. Pineapple
  54. Heaven
  55. Photo albums
  56. Hangers
  57. Paperclips
  58. Post-it notes
  59. Long underwear
  60. Locks on bathroom doors
  61. 106.9FM, The Point (Houston Texas - all 80's station)
  62. "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
  63. Every KISS reunion tour
  64. The fact that WOMEN are the ones that have the babies!
  65. Oranges
  66. Maggie Holland (my Bible class teacher all through elementary school)
  67. Tape
  68. Trucks
  69. Central heat and air
  70. Garage door openers
  71. George W. Bush
  72. Firefighters
  73. Toothpaste
  74. Life insurance
  75. Surround-sound
  76. Gene Hackman movies
  77. Direct deposit
  78. Self-adhesive envelopes
  79. Bubble gum
  80. Bono
  81. Scissors
  82. Holidays
  83. Snow
  84. Refrigerators
  85. Front porches
  86. Brothers
  87. File cabinets
  88. Laughter
  89. Extension cords
  90. Grape jelly
  91. Parents
  92. Buttons
  93. Milk
  94. Green bean casserole
  95. Keychains
  96. Deodorant
  97. "Herman" cartoons
  98. eBay
  99. Wind
  100. Butterfingers
  101. Jesus

You know....that wasn't that difficult!

posted by stuckinthe80s @ 2:16 PM

3 Comments:

At 5:23 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

FINALLY!!! And you must really be thank for garage door openers. Thanks for reminders on all the little things we take for granted on a daily basis.

 
At 11:15 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes, it has been that long (over three months). I think you need to change your barb on your links sidebar that says - "When they actually write something"

Good list, and I may have missed it, but was there any reference to hockey? I find it hard to believe that it would be down below 101 on your list...

 
At 1:11 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Okay, you had me agreeing with everything on your list until I got to number 94. Green bean casserole?

 

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