I’m aware it’s not Thanksgiving… yet. If I had it my way, though, we’d skip right over it and celebrate Christmas. I don’t always have it my way (this is not Burger King), so for those of you who love a good drumstick, rest easy. You can even celebrate early if you’d like. Veterans’ Day is a pretty appropriate time to give thanks.
If, like me, you have today off, you’re probably feeling pretty lucky. And thankful. We have so many servicemen and women, veterans and their families to thank on this Veterans’ Day. In a perfect world, there would be no war, no armed conflict, no one waiting for their sons and daughters, husbands and wives, friends and parents to come home. It probably goes without saying that this is not a perfect world. But I’ll keep my two cents two myself, for once. Instead, here are a few holy cents. St. Ambrose said, “No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” So with that, thank you.
Baseball and patriotism: Took this picture on Opening Day at Fenway Park.
Here are a few ways we might consider returning our thanks:
- Vounteer for the Veterans’ Administration.
- Donate household goods for Vietnam veterans.
- Drive a van for Disabled American Veterans or help out in a local capacity.
- Get a group together and prepare care packages and send letters to servicemen and women in Iraq and Afghanistan.
And now I will take a break from listening to Christmas carols and play Toby Keith’s American Soldier. Peace, y’all.
Also On Tap for Today:
- Finish reading and scoring project proposals for a high school in Boston
- Take Clark to the groomer’s and do all kinds of things we shouldn’t do (the song “No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” comes to mind), but can get away with because Nick’s at work
- Make use of my new cake stand
Who are you thankful for today? How else might we show thanks?
