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You Can't Spell Gratitude Without Atitude

PROMPT November 26th

Thanksgiving is coming up later this week in the US. Today, tell us what you’re thankful for. Make a list describing at least five things you’re thankful for.

I'm not ungrateful. Really, I'm not. Not sure who or what I'm grateful to, of course. Life, the Universe, whatever. Doesn't matter - gratitude is about the person doing the gratting, not the... recipient or whatever.

It's just that I really hate following crowds and trends. If we're supposed to be grateful at Thanksgiving, my first instinct - my gravitational pull, as it were - is to list the things that piss me off.

That's just the way I am. I suppose I'm contrary. I always identified with the Grinch, and I used to stop watching that cartoon right before his heart started expanding. That shit was creepy, anyway.

So here's my list of Top Five Things That Piss Me Off. If I can get this out of my system, then maybe - maybe - I can express some gratitude as if I were a worthwhile human being.

These are in no particular order. And the list could change at anytime. Hell, it will probably change as soon as I post this. But it's true for this instant.

Top Five Things That Piss Me Off

1. Traffic. I'm about to travel to New York City. During Thanksgiving week. That's going to piss me off.
2. Weight Loss. It is frustrating to be unable to do things that bring me joy and be forced to do the things that I hate.
3. Internet ads. Fortunately, I'm able to block most of them. Some still get through.
4. Robocalls. These have subsided somewhat. I'm only getting 5-6 a day instead of 20-30. Still, I will not be happy until it is 0.
5. Earworms. Get that stupid song out of my head.

Whew. Okay. So now let's see if I can actually list five things for which I'm grateful.

Medical science, booze, this website, my cats, my friends.

Ha! That wasn't so hard, was it? I just need a drink now to get the taste out of my mouth.

Like I said above, I'm traveling this week, so posting may be erratic for me until the end of the month.