Happy Thanksgiving

I wanted to take a couple minutes to say "Happy Thanksgiving" to all my Friends, Family and all those I have Never Met Who Only Know Me through my blogs which I am Proud to say have been read by over 43,000 people in the past ten months alone.  Thank You for taking the time to listen to my Rants and at the same time are Hopefully Entertained.

Thanksgiving was first celebrated in 1621 when the Pilgrims and the Wompanoag Indians celebrated their first full harvest together.

In 1863 President Abe Lincoln declared that Thanksgiving would be celebrated each year on the Fourth Thursday in November.

But Thanksgiving should not just be celebrated by a Quick Meal and then rushing to read the "Black Friday Ads".  The day should be one when people "Give Thanks" for what they in their lives.  It could be a Loving Family, it could be Good Health, but Everyone has something worth celebrating in their lives on this special day.

I celebrate that even though I will be hundreds of miles from my Mother and my Sisters, that I have a close and loving family.

I have some close friends who once again will celebrate Thanksgiving and Not Speak to their families!  A few of them have even "Forgotten" why they are mad and upset with their Parents or Brothers and Sisters.  I am sorry but HOW DUMB IS THAT?  One day you will wake up and they will be Gone Forever and you will regret never having the opportunity to tell them that "You Love Them". 

I am Thankful for Just Being Alive!  I have well documented my health in my blogs, and if you are a regular reader, you know that my overall health continues to decline.  There is Nothing which can be done so I accept it.  What good does it to complain?  Is God going to wake up one morning and say to himself, "I think I will heal Dano completely today!" Well, he might, but honestly I do not ask for those miracles for myself as there are people in much worse medical shape than I am.   I would rather see God wake up one morning and decide to "Cure Cancer".  That is something which would help Millions!  Not just little Dan O'Brian Bledsoe here in Las Vegas.  I would much rather see him help families who are not speaking see the joy they are missing.   

I am Thankful for some Great Friends.   I often wonder why some of them put up with my Quirky Personality and some time Over The Top Humor that occasionally can offend people?  I Thank them for being so accepting of me.

Most of all I am Thankful for Sharon, my Loving and Caring Wife.  I will never deny that I am NOT the easiest people to live with Day In and Day Out!  And since becoming ill where it is increasingly harder to do things for myself and when taking my Medications having large Personality and Attitude Swings, I look back and don't know how I got so lucky to have Sharon for my Wife. 

For those who are close to us you know by now that Sharon is once again Out Of Town this Thanksgiving helping an Old Friend.  She may not be home until After Christmas but I know her friend needs her more than I do right now and so I try to be understanding. 

I will just shape by Can of Spam to look like a Turkey this Thanksgiving.  OK, I will NOT be eating Spam but instead eating at one of my favorite restaurants, but it sounded good! 

I have so much more to be Thankful about but I Never Forget that I am fortunate to have it better than so many others in this world.

On this Thanksgiving it is time to STOP the Political Hate, even if just for one day.   When it comes to Family and Friends it should Not Matter who you voted for in the past election or why.

It is not something which should be talked about as you enjoy a meal that so many cannot afford.

Make this a Thanksgiving that you will remember for a lifetime.


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