100 Things I am thankful for…

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So while I had some down time, I thought I would do a post that really only means something to me, but I also thought it would be fun to share. So here are 100 things I am thankful for:

1. My family
2. The coffee pot being full when I wake up – thank you digital coffee pot
3. Rain in Georgia – yes it is RAINING!
4. The bar at the W on Times Square – the best place to people watch I think
5. [tag]Live Music[/tag]
6. Our babysitter, who allows us to see live music
7. Not having to drink the last inch of a beer
8. Tivo
9. The grilled cheese sandwich I had at Kingston Station on Tuesday – [tag]Gruyère[/tag] mmmmm
   
10. A cab driver who doesn’t talk to me
11. The fact that I almost know how to get around [tag]boston[/tag] now.
12. My new years eve tickets for [tag]Widespread Panic[/tag] for me and my friends
13. My children
14. Kids with Afros – see above
15. [tag]Flickr[/tag]
16. My dogs
17. Cool maps
18. A night at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta
19. [tag]Sancho’s broken arrow[/tag] in [tag]denver[/tag] – could be the best bar on the planet.
20. Watching kids have fun – see below
21. Reading on a plane
22. A nice pair of new socks
23. Good [tag]movies[/tag] on a rainy day from on demand
24. My mentors (Ron, Ken, John and Jim)
25. My fraternity brothers – go [tag]sigma pi[/tag]
26. Lazy afternoons at Turner Field, few things are more relaxing
27. The DVD player in our Van – what did I do without one, the DVD player, not the Van
28. A day on the beach
29. Looking at the stamp on my passports and thinking about the places I’ve been
30. Not having to travel to LA that much, I just don’t like LA
31. The fact that I have never made [tag]Platinum Medallion[/tag] on Delta
32. The first night on a new pillow
33. The comments and track backs my readers provide, I think I’m over 30 regulars now.
34. The closeness that [tag]social media[/tag] provides with my extended network of friends
35. Looking at my setlists on [tag]Everyday Companion[/tag]
36. That logic mostly wins
37. When I have more that two beverage choices in my refrigerator
38. The Onion
39. Amazon [tag]Unbox[/tag]
40. Emily’s cooking, specifically her pork paprikash
41. When Hadrian smiles
42. The day that Jeff said I should shave most days and dress a little better – good advice for everyone I think
43. The day I decided to give this whole blog thing another chance and started spatially relevant
44. The [tag]Chicago Institute of Art[/tag]
45. My crown room membership – TV, free soda and WiFi
46. That Jen is a great mother of Kevren and Dijouri
47. My college friends I never seem to catch up with Patti, Drake and Michael J.
48. My [tag]iPod[/tag]
49. Everyday I have the opportunity to learn something new
50. [tag]Google[/tag] for creating [tag]google reader[/tag] – what a time saver!
51. A nice day on the [tag]Bruce Pennisula[/tag]
52. Any day I can find my slippers
53. [tag]American Express[/tag] Rewards – I get things I would never spend real money on.
54. My Bose headphones
55. [tag]Jaco[/tag] [tag]Costa Rica[/tag]
56. When I get upgraded to the big seats on a long flight
57. When I don’t forget my mom’s birthday (apparently 2007 wasn’t one of those years – sorry mom)
58. Not having to travel for Thanksgiving this year
59. That I still have my atlas from my 18th birthday
60. All the great friends I have in Atlanta
61. That I have in-law’s that will come to Georgia anytime to babysit so Em and I can travel
62. Waiting at a random train station in a foreign country and trying to figure out where I’m supposed to be and when I’m supposed to get off the train since no one speak English and the signs are in the local language.
63. When my kids brush their teeth without me reminding them
64. When Emily calls bullshit on me – I guess that’s why I married her
65. The AJC sports section and TV game clips so I can have something to talk about to Georgia Bulldog and SEC fans
66. Shrek 1, 2 and third – toddler crack let me tell you.
67. Watching Dijouri skateboard
68. Watching Kevren “aggressive inline” skate
69. Watching Prescott drool when watching a movie
70. When Burning Down the House comes on my iPod
71. That most people are thoughtful and kind
72. A $1 grilled cheese sandwich from the heart and made with love in the lot at a show
73. having very athletic kids – sometimes NOT being like your dad is a good thing
74. teamwork makes the dream work!
75. Sometimes a cliché just works – I mean there has to be a reason they exist
76. The day I installed firefox, got a flickr account and a [tag]twitter[/tag] account – what a great day!
77. The day I realized that art is as meaningful as science.
78. Any day I get to golf – the extent of my being athletic
79. Quiet time just spent remembering past experiences
80. When the batteries died in the toy saxophone Jeff bought for Prescott
81. Clearing security at ATL Hartsfield in under 10 mins
82. Moments when I have the clarity of thought to acknowledge that I can’t control what happens – only how I react
83. That I almost have the right tools for nearly every job
84. For the people in Dallas which have let me go through toll road 2 times without paying
85. When dinner is actually delivered in the 45-50 mins as predicted by the order taker
86. Every time I type a message on my blackberry which has all the words, correct spelling and reasonable grammar
87. Big brothers being patient with their little brothers
88. When my friends are willing to help me on stuff and are willing to let me help them on stuff
89. A short line for check in at the [tag]Marriott[/tag] Marquis when I get to NYC at 11PM and want to sleep
90. having nothing left on my itinerary, but having another 4 hours to slack
91. Grilling outside in the winter, not a Georgia winter, but a snowy Michigan day
92. An unplanned weekend in the mountains – you decide at noon and your in a cabin at 6PM.
93. That it all works out in the end
94. The burn that happens in your throat when chugging a coke on a hot day
95. No traffic on GA 400 when going home from a business trip
96. A burger from the Barley House
97. A perfect steak with a bottle of [tag]Silver Oak[/tag]
98. That a Little Caesar’s just opened by my house
99. The Big Chill soundtrack
100. Any opportunity to share, listen and be with people I care about

I probably have another 100 things I should be thankful for…. What are you thankful for?

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