Thankful for the following:

1. I don’t live in Atlanta, nor do I have to drive through there very often.  What a nightmare — even at 5 AM in the morning, the 6,714 lane interstates are more densely populated than any road anywhere in Birmingham.
2. I don’t have to drive any interstate in the morning, which prevents me from ever ending up on a three-lane interstate cum parking lot, as I did for about an hour today just outside of Clemson.
3. I’m done with the Christmas shopping for 2006. I’d be even more thankful if I were done wrapping.
4. Family, friends, band, and job(s).  This goes without saying, but maybe too often.
5. CL.

These are just the basic thanks, but I’m too tired to be more detailed.  Stop critiquing and go enjoy your turkeys and your football games and your Black Friday preparations.