Not an entry, since there are many here who'd appreciate a GEC much more than I would.
Nonetheless, I think this is a fantastic GAW, Shawn, not only for the popular knife you're so generously offering, but especially for the "theme". I've thoroughly enjoyed reading about the many things for which forumites are thankful! :thumbup:
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As so many others are, I'm grateful that I've had a rewarding (in several ways) professional career, that I had parents who did their best to raise me "right", that I've had a fulfilling family life, and that my wife, my daughter, and I have experienced remarkably good health for most of our lives (this includes my being thankful that I've been tobacco-free for almost 2 years). I'm especially appreciative of all the acceptance I've experienced, much of it unmerited, from God, my friends, my family, my colleagues and students at work, and from the denizens of The Porch. I'm also thankful that I was given a personality that allows me, when things aren't "going my way", to shake my head and laugh, rather than bow my head and cry or shake my fist and scream.
I hope everyone has a blessed and gratitude-filled Thanksgiving Day, and good luck to all the entrants in this memorable GAW! :thumbup:
- GT