Archive (Page 89) • thank you notes • Buttondown

12/17/15

December 17, 2015

i'm thankful for a thought i had while writing yesterday's thank you notes, but forgot to include, which has to do with the increments of time we use to...

12/16/15

December 16, 2015

i'm thankful for my morning yoga in an empty gym. i'm thankful that, unlike so many people, i have a labor union that collectively bargains for my benefits...

12/15/15

December 15, 2015

i'm thankful for ds, who delivers our bulk print orders. i'm thankful how he often sneaks in silently to drop off his overstuffed envelopes of quizzes and...

12/14/15

December 14, 2015

i'm thankful that though it was raining during my ride to work this morning, it was just intermittent sprinkles. i'm thankful that it's still warm outside,...

12/13/15

December 13, 2015

i'm thankful that i took yesterday off from writing these notes, and i'm thankful that i've decided i'll allow myself one day off a week if i want it. i'm...

12/11/15

December 11, 2015

i'm thankful for the squirrel who i came upon while he dug into the dirt at the base of a dogwood tree outside the art museum. i'm thankful for his...

12/10/15

December 10, 2015

i'm thankful for the sky in all its elegant variations. i'm thankful that last night, riding my bike home slightly too drunk from the office christmas party,...

12/9/15

December 9, 2015

i'm thankful for galangal, which i bought a knob of on a whim at the grocery store last week. i'm thankful that we have enough international students here...

12/8/15

December 8, 2015

i'm thankful for morning stretches, which prepare the body to bear the weight of the day. i'm thankful for the pack of little boys who rumble down the alley...

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-...