A Little Perspective
So for my first post, I'm going to stick something on here that I didn't even write myself---which may not even be kosher in Bloggerland, but so be it. And, mind you, I don't have a wife serving me hot dogs, a couch-potato husband, or a complaining teen, but...this is good stuff and I think we all get the idea.
I AM THANKFUL...
FOR THE WIFE
WHO SAYS IT'S HOT DOGS TONIGHT,
BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME,
AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
FOR THE HUSBAND
WHO IS ON THE SOFA
BEING A COUCH POTATO,
BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH ME
AND NOT OUT AT THE BARS.
FOR THE TEENAGER
WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES
BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE IS AT HOME,
NOT ON THE STREETS.
FOR THE TAXES I PAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM EMPLOYED.
FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE
BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.
FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE.
FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING,
WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING,
AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME.
FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING
I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT
BECAUSE IT MEANS
WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH..
FOR THE PARKING SPOT
I FIND AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION.
FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM WARM.
FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH
WHO SINGS OFF KEY BECAUSE IT MEANS
I CAN HEAR.
FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.
FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES
AT THE END OF THE DAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN
CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.
FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE.
AND FINALLY, FOR TOO MUCH E-MAIL
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE
FRIENDS WHO ARE THINKING OF ME.
9 Comments:
Yippee! Yippee! The Great King has a blog!
This will be such fun. They will come from the East and the West, eager for the crumbs on the dining room floor, the little nuggets of life. And then we shall dance, we shall sing. Let the people rejoice!
P.S. Um, little buddy, if you ever figure out how to post links or pictures in blog country, please help me.
Nice. I'm so proud of you. And I, like Bobby, am counting on you to help me with the technical side of my blog.
Nice. I'm so proud of you. And I, like Bobby, am counting on you to help me with the technical side of my blog.
Welcome to the Blogosphere! I, like Bobby, will be relying on you to keep me up on the technology of blogging.
How come I got your message so many times?! And where on EARTH did you people get the idea that I'm remotely technically savvy?!
You have a certain aura of general competence about you.
If only you wouldn't swath through that aura by talking, people would REALLY think you were something to write home about ....
Being that I'm so UNtechnologically savvy, I somehow managed to send you the first message twice. And didn't think it went through and wrote the last comment. I'm an idiot!
LORIE!!
How was Paris?!!?
Oh, and Bert responded to your comment on my blog! Check it out!
Well ain't that a way to look at things.
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