100 things to be thankful for
Sometimes we are so busy that we don?t take time to reflect on the good things in our lives. Sure life can be a pressure cooker at times, or a grind, but there is a lot to be thankful for. It can be something that nobody would even think of, or it could be the foundation of ones life. For me, I see so much to be thankful, so I?ve decided to compile a list of 100 different things, but not ranked in any particular order. Here they are: 1. CDs or DVDs that don?t skip
2. Days without wind
3. A cool glass of Faygo Moon Mist
4. Not having young boys drink it
5. A fingernail moon
6. Clean pillowcase
7. Apple computers
8. My new Olympus digital recorder
9. Tater tot casserole
10. The Jakey?s favorite family pet Nacho
11. Any song from the movie ?Enchanted?
12. My wife of 20 years, Lisa
13. Getting over fights quickly with said wife
14. The small Verizon phone books
15. My desk chair at work
16. Safari computer browser
17. $1 McDonald double cheeseburgers
18. My son Aaron?s infectious laugh
19. Movie popcorn, buttered half & half
20. Health, strength and daily food
21. Going on vacation
22. Any song from the movie ?Sound of Music?
23. Watching said songs on You Tube
24. My fat goldfish ?Motor?
25. Any flavor of Doritos
26. Wii Sports baseball
27. Thanksgiving Day parade from New York City
28. America?s Funniest Videos
29. William Valentine, a man whose heart is always in the right place
30. A freshly vacuumed rug
31. Quick meetings
32. Freedom of religion
33. Hot dogs with extra onions
34. Ma and Pa Baginski and there love of family
35. Electric hair clippers that last more than a year
36. Polish sausage
37. Honest people
38. Tires with treads
39. High-speed Internet
40. VCRs
41. My tiny goldfish ?Tater?
42. Pineapple topping on ice cream
43. My son Luke?s interest in everything new
44. A balanced checkbook
45. Cookies and cream ice cream
46. Ice cubes
47. People who believe holding hands is overrated
48. Horror movies on ?Turner Movie Classics?
49. Harvey Klann keeping me accountable with Bible reading
50. Morning coffee
51. ?Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa?
52. My back isn?t as hairy as Robin Williams
53. 30th year anniversary of the bottle and can law
54. Millennium Roller Coaster
55. The smell of fresh bread
56. White puffy clouds
57. Remote controls that are not lost
58. Salt and pepper
59. Pants that fit around the middle
60. Lakeside Park
61. Saturday morning waffle tradition
62. Snow (Wishing it would snow until April)
63. Vacation planning
64. Battery testers
65. HalloWeekends at Cedar Point
66. Four-foot inflatable living room Santa (takes a beating too)
67. Getting free DVDs, audio books and videos from the library
68. Whipped cream
69. Plane travel
70. Not falling asleep during a movie
71. Polite drivers
72. Cashews
73. Hand wipes
74. The Word
75. Ordering checks before running out
76. McDonald’s sausage biscuit
77. Alpena hockey coupon book
78. The smell of Elmer’s glue
79. Universal Studios Hollywood
80. The two Barbs at the Posen library
81. Mario Kart
82. The movie “That Thing You Do”
83. Mayor Beach Hall, Rogers City’s tireless diplomat
84. Organizers of Bradley events last week
85. Gas prices
86. Village Corner Sunoco nachos
87. Yahoo’s Stat Tracker
88. Stanley Cup champion Red Wings
89. Traveling with my son Mark to volleyball matches
90. Peanut butter
91. The Canadian national anthem
92. Brave U.S. soldiers
93. President George W. Bush keeping us safe for more than seven years
94. David Letterman
95. Not paying to see the Lions in six years
96. Jesus
97. Cherry Bowl Drive-In
98. My Dad for calling me all the time
99. My Dad saying, ?Did you forget about me,? when he calls
100. Readers of The Advance, who love the paper so much they want more than one copy a week. A thanks to all of you and the advertisers of this publication for your continued support and patronage.