The Saturday Picture Show, November 17m 2018: Thanksgiving Edition

Like most of us, I could go on forever about the things for which I give thanks, not only at this time of year, but, really, all year. In fact, I think that my favorite thing of all I have learned from devout friends is to be thankful for what I have, and just a look at the evening news these days is enough to tell you that if we have the following things, we are doing pretty well and ought to be doggone grateful, doggone it!

Things such as:

Health, and the medical providers who keep us in the pink:


Love, of a spouse, significant other, family, whatever...if we only have love, as the Jacques Brel song said, "Then with nothing at all, But the little we are, We'll have conquered all time, All space, the sun, and the stars."

Kindness to give and to receive:

A home to hold all that happiness, such as this one at 742 Evergreen Terrace. Note: One could live in a hollowed-out tree stump and be happy, and there are millions living in opulence, with no love to be found.

Water: It seems so simple, clear drinking water, but life is impossible without it, and just ask the unfortunate people of Flint, Michigan what it's like without it:

Food: I tried to show something that all of us could like here, in a Cobb Salad. Vegetarians can skip the chicken and bacon, carnivores can order more.

Books and internet access: It's like water for the brain; without it; the brain has no fuel. And the great thing is, our public libraries provide all this for FREE!

Life itself: Where would we be without it?