Another Thanksgiving is almost here and as usual it is a time to reflect on all the things in our lives that we deserve to be thankful for. I know not everyone is in the US and thus not celebrating thanksgiving next week, but it's still a good thing to step back and realize we have it pretty good.

Of course I'm thankful for my family, friends and my good health, well relative good health. I'm thankful to run the world's best IT department, as voted for by the East Lebanon Maine Enterasys Users Group.

Of course, these emails wouldn’t be right without the top ten things that I'm really thankful for.

10. I'm thankful I'm not a vampire. In case you missed the "top ten reasons I'm glad I'm not a vampire", you can see it at http://nopinkturkeys.blogspot.com/2009/11/top-ten-reasons-im-glad-im-not-vampire.html
9. Tums, which over the years have changed from an after dinner "mint", to a side dish with my meal.
8. I'm not so feeble that I can't come up with ten things I'm thankful for
7. My six pack abs and the four inches of fat covering them to keep all the IT groupies from trying to feel them....
6. The fact that they gave me my new driver's license with no eye test
5. Heated seats, without them I'd still be trying to get my sore back out of the car from this morning.
4. I'm grateful that the radio is still loud enough to drown out the voices in my head
3. Scooter rearranged my Office. Apparently it helps my Chi, or something....
2. Ice cream day

And the number one thing I'm thankful for is

I'm very thankful for the fact that there were no cellphone cameras when I was younger

The real reasons, why gay marriage failed in Maine

10. We were hoping to get Carrie Prejean to come visit. In fact I bet there is a coffee shop in Vassalboro that would hire her.

9. There are already too many people from away, why encourage more.

8. Actually with all the budget cuts, the ballot counters just got tired and guessed.

7. We just wanted to piss off the governor by voting another of his laws out.

6. Anything to get rid of those damn annoying commercials.

5. Having to teach gay lifestyles in school just seemed like too much work

4. We knew it would drive that asshole Perez Hitlon batty. Now if we can just get Chris Brown to go on that hunting trip with us. I mean we did buy him that nice brown suede hunting jacket, white gloves and deer antlers to rattle.

3. Haven't we done enough for the gays? I mean we gave them Ogunquit already.

2. We were too busy trying to figure out about the obscenity law in China

but the real reason we voted out gay marriage in Maine is...

We were afraid that would just mean more divorce lawyers and more lawyers is the last thing any of us want.....


and before you decide to post an annoying comment, this is humor folks....

The top ten reasons I’m glad I’m not a vampire

Yes these are a little late...

10. With the price of coffins nowadays, who could afford it?

9. Dental insurance would be way too hard to get, and can you imagine trying to find a dentist to work on teeth that sharp, that only works nights

8. "I want to suck your blood" Really? Does that line ever work?

7. I have bad night vision

6. I'd miss garlic bread

5. I'm too vain to not be able to see myself in a mirror

4. I hate those damn transylvanian winters

3. Those big stone castles cost a fortune to heat

2. I hate morning blood breath

And the number one reason I’m glad to not be a vampire…. I can't pull off the black cape look.