Thanksgiving

I’m thankful for the love I share with my wonderful wife.

I’m thankful that we have a pair of endlessly entertaining dogs.

I’m thankful that my friends and family put up with my long absences from their lives.

I’m thankful for Homer and Sam Cooke and all the books and all the music.

I’m thankful for water, black coffee and gin.

I’m thankful that I have libraries, real and virtual.

I’m thankful that I still have a job and that it affords me some opportunities for travel.

I’m thankful for Louie and Louis.

I’m thankful that I have eyes that can’t help but see.

I’m thankful that we’re in a golden age of comics, both new and archival.

I’m thankful that I’ve discovered the joys of dressing well.

I’m thankful that we live in the future, even though I feel like I’m falling further and further behind.