...different worlds and experiences, or stir the emotions. They can educate, enlighten, broaden our horizons, and enable us to become better versions of ourselves.
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Day 25 (11/25): Today, I am thankful for books and the folks who write them. I have always been an avid reader, though perhaps not quite as much in recent years as I was in my youth. A good book can transport one across time and space, allow one to explore...
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Day 24 (11/24): Today, I am thankful for our modern grocery stores and the people who work them. Let’s face it, I’m good at a lot of things, but farming ain’t one of them. I have several grocery ores within easy distance of us...
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Day 21 (11/21): Today I am thankful for beer. I agree wholeheartedly with Benjamin Franklin's observation that "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy". I have long loved beer, and enjoy trying different microbrews.
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Day 20 (11/20): Today I am thankful for the marvels of modern medicine & the people who practice it. They often work long hours for people who are...less than appreciative for their care. Yet, without it & them, my kids might not be here.
I almost assuredly wouldn't be.
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And while I don't make friends easily (being the somewhat anti-social curmudgeon I am), I treasure those people I meet and connect with.
So, to those new friends of mine - looking forward to future memories and hijinks!
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Day 19 (11/19): Today I am thankful for new friends. Whether via work, cons, gaming, social media, or pure happenstance, it's always a pleasure to know there are more people out there who are part of your "tribe".
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...it is home to some great restaurants and other attractions, including the lighthouse that started my love of lighthouses, "Ol' Barney" - Barnegat Light.
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Day 18 (11/18): Today, I am thankful for Long Beach Island (LBI). LBI is one of the barrier islands of the NJ coast, & I have vacationed there for my entire life. Not as well known as some South Jersey shore resort areas, like Wildwood, Ocean City or Atlantic City...
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Since then, I have made many delicious meals for family and friends. I consider myself a talented amateur in the kitchen, and have no desire to go "pro". But I still watch these shows when possible to get ideas and inspiration
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The first that got me were the "Two Fat Ladies", Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson. Later, others would teach me a lot - but none as much as Alton Brown. Man, what better way to get me that to do the science behind cooking.
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Day 17 (11/17): Today, I am thankful for cooking shows. While I was always kinda aware of the shows of Justin Wilson, Paul Prudhomme, Julia Child and others growing up, it wasn't until I was married that I started checking out cooking shows.
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Day 16 (11/16): I am thankful that I live in an area which has all 4 seasons in about as classic a manner as possible. While not a fan of summer, as I don't care for heat, but I do enjoy having four distinct quarters & try to appreciate the turning of the wheel with each
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...proven to be good company not only for my children, but to myself. every day, they remind me *why* I strive to be a better father...a better person...than I was yesterday. But for reasons I will never understand (and don't need to), they believe in me. So I keep trying.
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Day 15 (11/15): Today. I am thankful for our "adopted kids" - those young men and women who have come into our lives and enriched them so, so much. Even though they may not be my biological offspring, there is little I would not do for them. They have repeatedly...
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...and how to make everything work for me. These talented people have turned their brains towards designing products that have brought my family and I countless hours of enjoyment, and I am thankful for them.
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Day 14 (11/14): Today. I am thankful for the women and men who create, design, and publish games. I love games - whether role-playing, LARP, Board, card, video - whatever. Even when I don't grasp all the strategies, I enjoy trying to figure them out...
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Day 13 (11/13): Today. I am thankful for cheesesteaks. Yeah, I'm a Philly boy at heart, & love me a good cheesesteak. And don't be putting a salad on it! That's a cheesesteak hoagie - not what I want.
Steak, cheese, fried onions, roll (occasionally pizza sauce) - that's it.
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Day 12 (11/12): Today, I am thankful for all the skills and knowledge imparted to me by my mother. It was Mom who sparked my love of literature by introducing me to The Hobbit & Sherlock Holmes, who taught and encouraged me in the kitchen...
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Day 11 (11/11): Today, here in the US, is Veterans Day. As such, as grateful as I am all year round for these brave men and women and the sacrifices that they and their families make to keep us safe, my family and I would like to take a moment to appreciate all...
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Day 10 (11/10): Today, I am thankful for my home. It may not always be as big as we would like, but over the years, we have tried our best to make it a warm and welcoming place for friends, family, and those in need. Years ago, we were given...
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...that *everyone* knew about until I got to college (where I ran into people who didn't know how to prepare Campbells Chicken Noodle soup).
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Day 9 (11/9): Today, I am thankful for all the skills and knowledge imparted to me by my dad. Electrical. carpentry, plumbing (except, perhaps, toilet repair - LOL), writing, critical thinking, and a host of other things that I took for granted...
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Day 8 (11/8): Today, I am thankful for Holiday specials. When I was a wee lad (oh hush!), we would anxiously await the tv guide in the Sunday paper so we could scan it to see what would be on when.
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Day 7 (11/7): Today I am thankful for those good people who put their lives on the line on a daily basis for the good of the community: The police (yes, there are good ones out there), firefighters, and EMTs who work to protect and serve their communities...
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Day 6 (11/6): Today, I am thankful for social media. Yes, at times it frustrates me, and I am sometimes on it too much. The fact is that they have allowed me to stay in touch with so many of you that I had lost contact with over the years.
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Day 5 (11/5): Today. I am thankful for my son, Frank. Impatient though he was to come into this world (born about a month or so early), and looking for all the world like a little old man when he did, I have had the privilege of watching him grow into...
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Seeing the look in their eyes is a reminder that we must never take this right for granted, and must continually guard against those who would strip us of it.
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I have worked as an election judge for a decade now, and have been blessed to see those who have voted for the first time, whether a young person who has just reached the correct age or someone who has recently become a citizen and is voting for the first time.
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Day 4 (11/4): Today, I am thankful For my right as an American to vote. To have a voice in who will lead this nation for the next several years. To help determine who will lead Maryland, Montgomery County, and so on.
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