Turkey Day Special

Oh, good grief! Why are you reading my blog today? It’s Thanksgiving! Turkey to cook! Houses to clean! Relatives to annoy!

Every news outlet in the country will have it’s own take on things to be Thankful for. So, as has been somewhat customary in this spot, I’ll had my own tongue-in-cheek version of the same.

I’m thankful that Wegmans had their turkeys marked down on the very day I was in the store, but that I was smart enough to not need “other” Thanksgiving food that was marked UP while I was there.

I’m thankful that I no longer have to work in the retail or service industries on Black Friday, and that I don’t have to jockey for days off or trade holidays. That was crazy.

I’m thankful that while YOU are going to spend all night in line at Best Buy to be the first in the door at 3am to save 10% on your new HD Widget, I will sleeping late and enjoying a latte in my sweats at, oh, say 10am. You people are crazy

I’m thankful that, once a year, I can watch the Detroit Lions getting creamed without having to miss some other, more important game. This year is a bonus, as there probably isn’t a close game to be played. Take the Patriots, Saints and Jets, and give the points.

I’m thankful that I didn’t have to spend 8 hours going 250 miles with 100,000 of my closest friends on a freeway, or spend $2500 on airfare for the right to stand in a long line at security, be herded into a hollow metal tube, where I also had the right to pay another $50 to check my luggage and $9 for a snack pack served by surly flight attendants who don’t like their jobs on a day that is NOT the busiest travel day in the history of mankind. While I wish my parents hadn’t decided that THIS was the month they needed to go back to Arizona to clean their house, I’m thankful that this, after 13 years of marriage, children, etc, will be our first Thanksgiving together as just our family.

I’m thankful my 9 year old can throw a tight spiral on the mark, and that his little brother is not far behind. The 9 year old also can run a mean out and up.  IRA and 401k be damned.

Ok, more on task:

I’m thankful for a terrific family, including a son who celebrates his 6th birthday tomorrow.

I’m thankful for the two companies my wife and I run, which enable us to spend more time with family, do what we want, when we want, and to maintain more sanity and control in our own lives. I’m also thankful for the instructors and contractors I have been able to add to my team, that enable me to grow the business more in more directions.

I’m thankful, given what I see in EMS, that we have our health, and our happiness. I see so many people who do not take good care of themselves, or can’t take care of themselves, or have such debilitating conditions. This is something we should all raise our forks to.

In the meantime, clean the house, annoy the relatives, enjoy some turkey, take a nap, enjoy some more turkey, watch some football, and have a very Happy Thanksgiving! Now put down the laptop, and get to business!