It’s Thanksgiving, and again I am\u00a0thankful for many things. I am writing this on Thanksgiving Eve.<\/p>\n
First and foremost, I am thankful I am not in\u00a0a traffic jam.\u00a0 Last night there was a thirty mile back up on the Massachusetts Turnpike. A THIRTY MILE BACK-UP! Sounds like I missed a\u00a0good time. Apparently, everyone who got stuck in last year’s<\/em> thirty-mile-long Turkey Day Eve back-up all left together a day early this year.<\/p>\n On a more serious note, this\u00a0year I am giving special thanks for\u00a0friends who are no longer with\u00a0us. Three friends in particular.<\/p>\n A little over a month ago, I got the really sad news a dear friend and colleague took his own life. Earlier this week, I got the news another colleague had died. She had been suddenly diagnosed with stomach cancer and died two weeks later. And two nights ago, I learned a young man in his thirties from the neighborhood died of an overdose. He was a nice guy.<\/p>\n I am thankful that I knew each one of those three. And their deaths\u00a0make me all the more thankful for the friends and family I have. I think will make an extra effort to reach out and contact as many friends and family I can to wish them a happy Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n Happy Thanksgiving everybody. We all have so much to be thankful for.<\/p>\n copyright 2013 Magnus Incognito<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s Thanksgiving, and again I am\u00a0thankful for many things. I am writing this on Thanksgiving Eve. First and foremost, I am thankful I am not in\u00a0a traffic jam.\u00a0 Last night there was a thirty mile back up on the Massachusetts … Continue reading