What I'm Most Unthankful For
Knowing it’s traditional on Thanksgiving to share what you have to be thankful for, I can’t help but think I have much more to be unthankful for.
While many are thankful for the beginning of the Christmas season as a time of peace, joy, and love—I don’t find myself feeling thankful knowing I’m down to only 32 shopping days in which to plow and elbow my way through overcrowded shopping malls populated with some of the worst human beings on the face of the earth, to buy presents that will be returned on December 26th.
I don’t find myself feeling thankful knowing my ears are about to be invaded over the next four weeks, listening to insufferable ditties like: Jose Feliciano’s ``Feliz Navidad'', John Lennon’s, ``So This is Christmas'', and everyone’s favorite Christmas classic, (except mine) ``Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire’’
While some are grateful for their health, I’m not feeling particularly thankful that I just went through the first of two root canals at the dentist, a procedure which has burned a sizeable hole in my wallet.
I’m not feeling grateful knowing there are still 347 days until the presidential election, meaning, we’re in for a long torturous road of campaign advertisements, debates, character assassinations, mud slinging, more debates, campaign contribution appeals, even more debates, before we finally walk into the election booth on November 4, 2008.
I’m not feeling very thankful knowing all the trips to Blockbuster I’ll have to make in the midst of a television writer’s strike.
I’m not very thankful that exposure to air pollution is increasing our likelihood of developing heart disease and strokes.
I’m not very thankful the express lane at my neighborhood grocery store averages 22.3 minutes.
I’m not very thankful most everyone I know has graduated to listening to music with an ipod, while I’m still saddled with a radio/cassette/cd boom box.
I’m not feeling very thankful knowing Alex Rodriguez, and his partner in crime, Scott Boras, are getting away with armed robbery.
I’m not feeling very thankful knowing Paris Hilton still hasn’t worked a day in her life.
-Bill Lucey
billlucey@bellsouth.net
While many are thankful for the beginning of the Christmas season as a time of peace, joy, and love—I don’t find myself feeling thankful knowing I’m down to only 32 shopping days in which to plow and elbow my way through overcrowded shopping malls populated with some of the worst human beings on the face of the earth, to buy presents that will be returned on December 26th.
I don’t find myself feeling thankful knowing my ears are about to be invaded over the next four weeks, listening to insufferable ditties like: Jose Feliciano’s ``Feliz Navidad'', John Lennon’s, ``So This is Christmas'', and everyone’s favorite Christmas classic, (except mine) ``Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire’’
While some are grateful for their health, I’m not feeling particularly thankful that I just went through the first of two root canals at the dentist, a procedure which has burned a sizeable hole in my wallet.
I’m not feeling grateful knowing there are still 347 days until the presidential election, meaning, we’re in for a long torturous road of campaign advertisements, debates, character assassinations, mud slinging, more debates, campaign contribution appeals, even more debates, before we finally walk into the election booth on November 4, 2008.
I’m not feeling very thankful knowing all the trips to Blockbuster I’ll have to make in the midst of a television writer’s strike.
I’m not very thankful that exposure to air pollution is increasing our likelihood of developing heart disease and strokes.
I’m not very thankful the express lane at my neighborhood grocery store averages 22.3 minutes.
I’m not very thankful most everyone I know has graduated to listening to music with an ipod, while I’m still saddled with a radio/cassette/cd boom box.
I’m not feeling very thankful knowing Alex Rodriguez, and his partner in crime, Scott Boras, are getting away with armed robbery.
I’m not feeling very thankful knowing Paris Hilton still hasn’t worked a day in her life.
-Bill Lucey
billlucey@bellsouth.net
Grinch!
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