12/7/15

December 7, 2015

i'm thankful for an unseasonably warm and sunny afternoon yesterday. i'm thankful that when i couldn't figure out what podcast i wanted to listen to while i...

12/6/15

December 6, 2015

i'm thankful that i woke up this morning after a good night's sleep to a pink sunrise streaming through the gaps in the blinds. i'm thankful that i watched...

12/5/15

December 5, 2015

i'm thankful for unexpectedly canceled plans. i'm thankful for [redacted] juicy gossip about people i know. i'm thankful for gossip in general, even though i...

12/4/15

December 4, 2015

i'm thankful for the way that fog haunts buildings and smudges the tops of trees into the sky. i'm thankful for today's blanket of thick frost, which has...

12/3/15

December 3, 2015

i'm thankful that my work phone rang this afternoon and the caller asked to speak with a doctoral student who i know. i'm thankful that though the doctoral...

12/2/15

December 2, 2015

i'm thankful for the excellent run that i had at lunch today. i'm thankful that the tall, thin, incredibly fast jamaican guy who always smokes everybody was...

12/1/15

December 1, 2015

i'm thankful that even though it was a gray day yesterday and most of the trees in town have lost their leaves, when i was riding home, i turned a corner on...

11/30/15

November 30, 2015

i'm thankful that there's only one hour left till 5:00. i'm thankful that even though the track was unexpectedly closed for construction during my lunch, i...

11/29/15

November 29, 2015

i'm thankful that i'm not a smoker in the midwest in the winter. i'm thankful that i'm not a smoker in general, but after watching my neighbor step out onto...

11/28/15

November 28, 2015

i'm thankful for the line "my mama don't like you and she likes everyone" from the justin bieber song "love yourself," which made me laugh out loud as i...

11/27/15

November 27, 2015

i'm thankful for drinking slightly too much in the early afternoon. i'm thankful that when you drink slightly too much in the early afternoon, there is mid-...

11/26/15

November 26, 2015

i'm thankful that i am finding time this week to unsubscribe from all of the junk email i receive. i'm thankful that i have the time now to save time in the...

11/25/15

November 25, 2015

i'm thankful for the new frost on the grass. i'm thankful for the temperature causing my breath to condense into a cloud of vapor as i exhale. i'm thankful...

11/24/15

November 24, 2015

i'm thankful for the sound of our furnace. i'm thankful that unlike the heater in our last apartment, which sounded like twenty-one bb guns rapid firing into...

11/23/15

November 23, 2015

i'm thankful i'm on vacation. i'm thankful that i fell asleep early last night, not out of exhaustion, but out of warmth and comfort and relaxation. i'm...

11/22/15

November 22, 2015

i'm thankful for my birthday letter from d, which is the best letter i've ever received. i'm thankful for the last of my wonderful presents from her. i'm...

11/21/15

November 21, 2015

i'm thankful that i was born on this day thirty years ago. i'm thankful i'm not dead. i'm thankful that tomorrow exists and i can write more then.

11/20/15

November 20, 2015

i'm thankful for my wife d today and yesterday and every day forever. i'm more thankful for her than anyone or anything else in the world. i'm thankful for...

11/19/15

November 19, 2015

i'm thankful that it stopped raining. i'm thankful that though i messed up my rear brake while avoiding a puddle yesterday, i did not crash (and also did not...

11/18/15

November 18, 2015

i'm thankful to d for giving me a ride to work as the deluge continued for a second day. i'm thankful for her car, sid. i'm thankful for being warm and dry....

11/17/15

November 17, 2015

i'm thankful that my doctor appointment went well. i'm thankful that even though my blood pressure was high, my doctor was not concerned and did not see a...

11/16/15

November 16, 2015

i'm thankful that the two very bad dreams i had last night ended and that i woke up safe in a warm bed next to the person i love. i'm thankful that in the...

11/15/15

November 15, 2015

i'm thankful that directly after saying "this is boring" in the toy department at target, where i was killing time while d looked at makeup, I entered an...

11/14/15

November 14, 2015

i'm thankful that i did not make myself feel shitty for not writing thank you notes yesterday. i'm thankful that i am writing thank you notes now. i'm...

11/12/15

November 12, 2015

i'm thankful that my interview went well (or, at least, felt like it went well). i'm thankful that i prepared answers to the right questions and that i was...

11/11/15

November 11, 2015

i’m thankful i have a job interview tomorrow, even though that has me more stressed than i have been in a long time. i’m thankful that filling out the...

11/10/15

November 10, 2015

i’m thankful for [redacted]. i’m thankful that the bee that landed on the corner of my mouth while i was doing yoga in the arboretum did not sting me. i’m...

11/10/15

November 10, 2015

i’m thankful for [redacted]. i’m thankful that the bee that landed on the corner of my mouth while i was doing yoga in the arboretum did not sting me. i’m...

11/10/15

November 10, 2015

i’m thankful for [redacted]. i’m thankful that the bee that landed on the corner of my mouth while i was doing yoga in the arboretum did not sting me. i’m...

11/10/15

November 10, 2015

i’m thankful for [redacted]. i’m thankful that the bee that landed on the corner of my mouth while i was doing yoga in the arboretum did not sting me. i’m...

11/9/15

November 9, 2015

i’m thankful for coasting. i’m thankful, after cranking my bike to make it through a light or keep up with traffic, for every foot that i travel by inertia...

11/8/15

November 8, 2015

i’m thankful for the tiny rainbows formed by our front window at certain times on certain days. i’m thankful for a sunny weekend. i’m thankful for the very...

11/7/15

November 7, 2015

i'm thankful for the cold air that blew in during the night and surrounded the bed. i'm thankful for the early birthday presents that d gave me, all of which...

11/6/15

November 6, 2015

i’m thankful for grimes, writhing in the guggenheim. i’m thankful that i was able to help the student who was crying yesterday in the office because of...

11/5/15

November 5, 2015

i'm thankful for the nice conversation i had with mom and dad last night on the occasion of dad's birthday. i'm thankful that even though the phone was...