Thanksgiving, The Letter U and

Letter U...Underwear

I know it is a simple thing but what a fabulous thing. 

Think of life without it. It is functional, practical and at times provocative and arousing. There are tons of reasons for me to be thankful for underwear not the least of which is a propensity to chafe.

Thanksgiving, the Letter T and

Letter T...Teenager

Yes, one of the scariest words in the English language is my entry for today's Thanksgiving alphabet.

I've got one and she is a beauty. My daughter Lindsay is my first born and one of the goofiest, dearest and sweetest souls I know.

Yes I'm biased but it doesn't make me wrong. I know in a blink of an eye she will no longer be a teen. She will be graduated and married and probably a Senator or curing cancer or being an artist or caring for animals out in the world and she will thrive and succeed in a million ways. I also know that she will being doing it all with a kind and gracious heart. An attribute she most obviously got from her Mother.

But for today I've got her and am thankful for the joy she has brought my heart and my soul.

 I love ya Lou!

Thanksgiving, the Letter S and

Letter S...Steven Spielberg

To represent all my favorite movie makers over the years I picked dear old Steven Spielberg. Let's face it. Over my life there hasn't been a bigger name in the movie industry. His breadth and depth of film making is just ridiculous.

I love movies and have my whole life. Much like music, politics, plays and books movies have been more than just a form of my entertainment but of my education and my escapism.

Documentaries, dramas, comedies, war films, shoot-m-up westerns, historical period pieces and the occasional chick-flick all fill the bill.  I love them all and probably a bit too much.

So for this entry to the Thanksgiving Alphabet I give  a few shout outs to some of my favorite Cinema personalities: Spielberg, Frank Capra, Josh Logan, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Charlie Chaplin, Gene Kelly, Elia Kazan, Jimmy Cagney, John Huston, Howard Hawkes, Gene Simmons, Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Gene Hackman, Joan Allen, and on and on and on and on and on.......

Thanksgiving, the Letter R and Religion

Letter R...Religion

For today's letter I simply say that I am thankful for my religion and all that it brings and offers me. I am at times cynical, short to anger, anxious and angry but my religion and my faith serve as comfort and a steadying force in my life and for that I am thankful.