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There’s lots to be thankful for in this new year
Published Friday, January 4, 2008
A good New Year’s resolution I have begun again: Always and for everything, give thanks.
Thanks for the pleasant dreams, the pure water, the healthful banana, and indoor plumbing.
This makes me happy and reminds me that everything I have and everything I am, is a gift.
Maryann Shores - Fergus Falls
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Why be thankful for a banana? Once you take off the skin and throw away the bone, there’s not much left.
Posted by doubled (anonymous) on January 4, 2008 at 12:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I sure hope Maryann will enlighten us daily with a list of what she is thankful for...
Day 1: Sheets, pillow, blanket, toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, kleenex, washcloth, toast, plate, knife, glass, orange juice, another washcloth...
Day 2: Sheets, pillow, blanket, toothpaste, toothbrush...
Day 3: Sheets, pillow, blanket...
I can't wait.
Posted by bucksteel (anonymous) on January 4, 2008 at 1:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Where's Dave T when you need him?
Posted by liteshine (anonymous) on January 5, 2008 at 12:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Perhaps some of you have never had to do without. It's nice to see someone who has an open attitude of gratitude for what people like you seem to take for granted. Have you nothing better to do than continuously put someone down? That's all I ever read from you, and that is pathetic.
Posted by Josephine (anonymous) on January 5, 2008 at 12:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
More of us should be thankful for all the things we have. Do some of you never stop to count your blessings? I think if you have time to pick apart someone elses thoughts you have too much time on your hands and could spend that time counting your blessings.
Posted by chipmunk (anonymous) on January 5, 2008 at 5:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
If you can count your blessings, you don’t have enough.
If you can’t you have more than you deserve.
Chipmunk, 2008
Posted by Venti (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 8:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm thankful for Maryann Shores.
Posted by tanker8 (anonymous) on January 8, 2008 at 2:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I just threw up a little in my mouth.
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