Things I'm Thankful for Lately Besides, You Know, the Obvious

The way ginkgo trees drop a vivid carpet of yellow leaves around themselves.

The 1957 rockabilly tune "Red Hot" by Billy Lee Riley. Great stuff.

Those black-and-white hounds' tooth check pants professional cooks wear.

The trend toward extreme whimsy in men's shoe styles.

Hellacious thunderstorms.

No ants in the winter.

Zippo lighters.

The shining new era in the United States that has come about because we resurrected our proud traditions and now have breweries making really good beer, like, everywhere.

Roller shoes such as Heelys, especially if they're made for middle-aged people. I've been meaning to check on that.

The way you sometimes see dogs trot down the sidewalk with this preoccupied, frowning expression, as if they were late for a meeting. Where does a dog have to be, that it acts like that?

And the list goes on. If you celebrate Thanksgiving, have a good one, and if you don't, have a good regular day.