Some amazing thngs (Thankful, me)

OK, maybe this isn't appropriate, but, as I was standing at an urinal in the Methodist Church, I became aware of a sign posted at eye level. This was not the first time I had seen urinal advertising, but it was the first one I had seen in church! I think that was amazing! You may disagree, and think that it was awful. I caution you to remember that awful and awesome are really the same word. They are just used as opposites for some reason. I know amazing doesn't quite enter in, except amazing could mean awesome...or awful.

The bulletin was about being thankful this Thanksgiving. It even told how to get in a thankful frame of mind. There were several bullets but the first, or maybe the second, this was in church after all so maybe praying (praying while peeing? praying about peeing?) was the first; was to make a list of all the things for which one was thankful.

OK

#1...I am thankful that...I have two good eyes to read the advertising over the urinal! Two years ago, that was not a sure thing.

#2...that everything was working well as I was standing there reading. Another not so sure thing at my age.

#3...that Lori is in my life.

#4...that she is not afraid to disagree with me, or have differing ideas of what should and should not be done. She is willing to put up with my disregard for her planning.

#4a...that I can put up with her planning everything.

#5...Seriously this should be closer to the top of the list... I am thankful for my children who are grown and doing quite well thank you. Financial success is important and they are successful; but more importantly they are Good People! I am proud of them!

#6...I am thankful that I have friends.

#7...that I am an American

#8...that Lori encouraged me to 'find' music again. I am thankful too, that she was able to start fiddling and that together we can make life a little better for other people by playing our music.

#9...that maybe we in the United States are on the cusp of a new era. And that I can be hopeful at this less that stellar time in US history.

#10...and the last on this list although I know there are a lot more things that I am thankful for and probably should list as well. I am thankful that my mind is still alive and well. I am able to blog and even, at times, maybe make some kind of sense. I am thankful that I have not completely fallen into the grouchy old man mode of thinking/acting. Hopefully, I will not become one of those very soon. I am thankful that I am still amazed at things.

Well, that is my list incomplete as it is. So perhaps the advertising over the urinal was beneficial. Isn't that amazing!