Thanksgiving 2009

From the WIKI:
Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. It is a holiday celebrated primarily in Canada and the United States. While perhaps religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday.
The date and location of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention. The traditional "first Thanksgiving" is the celebration that occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621. The Plymouth celebration occurred early in the history of what would become one of the original thirteen colonies that became the United States. The celebration became an important part of the American myth by the 1800s.[citation needed] This Thanksgiving, modeled after celebrations that were commonplace in contemporary Europe, is generally regarded as America's first. Elementary school teacher Robyn Gioia has argued that the earliest attested "thanksgiving" celebration in what is now the United States was celebrated by the Spanish on September 8, 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida.[1][2] Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members and friends.
Celebrating Thanksgiving is a mixed bag, I am thankful for my wife, life, family, friends and colleagues
For the Job I have and the home it helps to provide.
I know things are not always the way you wish them to be and things do go wrong and though it may sound weird for this too I am thankful. That said, I must explain. When the things in my life go the way they have these little blessings in disguise have a way of making things right in the end. If you are lucky (and, I am) then things wind up better than ever. I am truly thankful!
This day is (to me) not so much as a day of "Thanks and Praise" to a higher authority but a day of reflection for me, taking stock of how things went (so far) this year and what is to come of it. My hopes are risen my resolve to do better renewed, I have a great meal and I have a more positive outlook on a full stomach and triptophan overdose. Give thanks and Praise!!
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Festivus is soon upon us! But that is yet another day.

The Rules of Failure ( a little Humor)

We all know we have goals and rules to follow.
and soon be trained on what not to do
here are some more (place toung in cheek)

George Santanya said, "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." If we continue in practicing the failure rules something much worse could happen. The rules are:
Resist learning anything new that could lead to more responsibility–
Don’t share what you know with others–
Be a jerk!–
Always look out for Number One–
It’s all about the money–
Promise things you have no intention of doing–
It’s always someone else’s fault–
Truth is in the mind of the beholder–
Do the least that’s necessary for success–
The customer is someone you have to put up with–

I have done all of these at one time or another and have learned much along the way.
Please do remember these rules are so true and if avoided then success is at hand