{"id":573885665,"date":"2013-11-28T23:06:52","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T05:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573885665"},"modified":"2013-12-02T00:01:16","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T06:01:16","slug":"to-be-thankful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/11\/28\/to-be-thankful\/","title":{"rendered":"To be thankful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I got to sleep in this morning. Woke up with my beautiful wife, who is wonderful in all things, and I am thankful for her company. I had the opportunity to sleep in, and I&#8217;m thankful for that. I made her breakfast, and we enjoyed just another taken-for-granted meal as a tiny part of the safest and most abundant food supply chain in the world. And I&#8217;m thankful for that.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/nov13\/thankful1.jpg\" alt=\"thankful\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>She made dishes for our dinner. I helped a tiny bit, but she did the most of it. She made an apple pie, the proud daughter of a blue ribbon apple pie baker. I am thankful for delicious family recipes.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/nov13\/thankful2.jpg\" alt=\"thankful\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for my family, which is wide and wonderful. I could not be with them today, but missing them makes you realize all the more how fortunate you are. This is a collage of a few of the important people in my little world.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/nov13\/thankful3.jpg\" alt=\"thankful\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for great colleagues and talented students and a beautiful campus that make a terrific place to work. It is truly an amazing experience and I&#8217;m fortunate every day I get to be there. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/nov13\/thankful4.jpg\" alt=\"thankful\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for the news, and all the incredible acts of journalism &#8211; big and small &#8211; that everyday goes into it. I am critical of it sometimes, because we live in an amazing part of the world where you can do that, and because it sometimes deserves it. I am proud of it because &#8212;  having worked in that field, and now teaching young people how to work in that industry &#8212; I know how challenging and demanding it can be. I know how important it is to our society and I value its role. There&#8217;s no understating it. The hard work people in the news game is undervalued and essential. I&#8217;m thankful for all of it.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/nov13\/thankful5.jpg\" alt=\"thankful\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for Allie, The Black Cat, who gives us a lot of entertainment and affection, and only demands your every waking moment that she wants, in return.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/nov13\/thankful6.jpg\" alt=\"thankful\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for my view from here. I&#8217;m thankful that I got to ride today. It was 48 degrees, but I got in 27 miles. I had dead legs and a slow pace. Eventually my legs were so cold I wondered if I could keep turning them over. That is cold enough, thanks, but it was a great ride. I am thankful for that. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/nov13\/thankful7.jpg\" alt=\"thankful\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Because it gives me views like this one:<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/nov13\/thankful8.jpg\" alt=\"thankful\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for friends, a new one we had dinner with tonight, and a peaceful evening of fun. I am thankful for the dog that fell asleep next to me and the cat who refused to let me stand up and leave at the end of the night. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/nov13\/thankful9.jpg\" alt=\"thankful\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It was a fine night, which followed a fine day full of thankful things, big and small. <\/p>\n<p>I am pleased to know that being thankful is to appreciate what you have and not long for what you want. <\/p>\n<p>Happy Thanksgiving to you. 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