Things I’m grateful for this year…
- the healthy and supportive family
- the scientists and engineers who pulled us out of the nosedive of human welfare purportedly initiated by the Agricultural Revolution (see No farms; plenty of food)
- the aviation friends who’ve helped to keep me alive by (a) fixing/maintaining aircraft properly, and (b) planning/copiloting
- the friends who’ve kept me entertained and educated
- the readers who have supplied more interesting comments than my original postings
Readers: What about you? What’s tops on your gratitude list?
[And my favorite exchange of Thanksgiving 2012:
- Mom: “I feel sleepy. What’s that ingredient in turkey that makes you sleepy?”
- 9-year-old son: “It’s called ‘wine’, Mom.”
]
Enjoying life. Digging around. Discovering new sensations. Eating well. Sleeping well. Being true.
I am grateful for/to
1) Having loving parents who took care of me
2) Having a great brother
2) Having loving wife, healthy kids, and helpful babushka in-law
3) Plenty of travel and vacation which rejuvenates me
4) USA/Argentina for my childhood and education (and parents willing to pay for it)
5) Austria and Germany for my employment, healthcare, and childcare
6) Having a well paid job in science, even though I sometimes hate it at the moment (maybe just a mid-life crisis)
Hair, no divorce payments.
Viagra for women…and men.