Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers.  I hope everyone has a great day filled with friends and family and great food.  I’m going to an “orphans” Thanksgiving of sorts - a gathering of a group of us who opted to not leave town to be with our families for one reason or another.  For me, it was a combination of money and a desire to not deal with the crowds that kept me in the area, and I can’t complain.  I’ve got great plans with some great friends, and some people that I’ve never met as well.  It should be a great time, and I’m definitely thankful that even though I’m not going home, I have a place to go to spend the day.

It’s been an interesting year so far, both on a personal level, as well as a national and a global level.  I know that I have a lot to be thankful for.  I have a job with a steady paycheck, and I have enough money to pay my bills.  I have wonderful friends and family.  I have a number of opportunities coming my way, professionally speaking.  All in all, even with all the stress, I have a pretty good life, and for that, I’m thankful.

And I’m thankful for you.  Have a wonderful day, everyone.