I have so many things I am thankful for including being here in India. But today is a holiday that we are not celebrating in a traditional way -- no turkey, dressing, pumpkin pie or even a cranberry sauce. I made some khali dahl and will be making some potato salad today so I can concentrate on the important things.Today is Deb and my 38th wedding anniversary. I am truly thankful for that. 
I am thankful for my family -- David and Sarah, Leigh (and Nick, of course) are the products of the creative energy (literally and figuratively for David and Leigh) of Deb's untiring devotion and efforts which she says when she is judged that she can say without reservation "I did my best". I am thankful to still have the remnants of my family of origin -- my sister Ruth and her family, my cousins Patsy and Joanie, and their families.
I am thankful for the parents and grandparents I had. I still think about them often.
I am thankful for my family -- David and Sarah, Leigh (and Nick, of course) are the products of the creative energy (literally and figuratively for David and Leigh) of Deb's untiring devotion and efforts which she says when she is judged that she can say without reservation "I did my best". I am thankful to still have the remnants of my family of origin -- my sister Ruth and her family, my cousins Patsy and Joanie, and their families.
I am thankful for the parents and grandparents I had. I still think about them often.
I am thankful for my friends and acquaintances. I am thankful for (most) every living person I meet. If you note my hesitation to be all inclusive, there are some people who I have met that, just like my boat ride on the Hussain Sagar, it's a check mark not to be repeated.
Aside from my whining, I am really thankful for this life-changing experience in India.
Deb and I would not change this. I get a blessing from the beggars for whom I had out biscuits every Sunday outside the gate at St. Alphonsus. They have even stopped asking me for money rather than the biscuits. Somehow I've communicated that if I gave them money, it would be less than the value of the biscuits I hand out or something like that. The picture of Deb and me in the archway was at Tipu's summer palace in Mysore, one of our favorite excursions. You can just see the two e-mail equivalent technologies of Tipu's palace on either side of the gateway in the background -- his p-mail (pigeon-mail) boxes.
Deb and I would not change this. I get a blessing from the beggars for whom I had out biscuits every Sunday outside the gate at St. Alphonsus. They have even stopped asking me for money rather than the biscuits. Somehow I've communicated that if I gave them money, it would be less than the value of the biscuits I hand out or something like that. The picture of Deb and me in the archway was at Tipu's summer palace in Mysore, one of our favorite excursions. You can just see the two e-mail equivalent technologies of Tipu's palace on either side of the gateway in the background -- his p-mail (pigeon-mail) boxes.
Our best wishes for a joyous and happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family.
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