i’m writing today from minnesota, sitting at the thanksgiving table with my family, and i’m so truly thankful to be here, to be able to come here, to have a family that i want spend time with, and one that wants to spend time with me.

wifey and i woke up this morning at 4am and took a car to laguardia airport, one of the most miserable places on earth, but that won’t stop me from being thankful.

i am thankful that we have tsa precheck, so we were able to slip right through security. i am thankful that even though our flight was severely delayed because of a mechanical problem, the airline was able to line up a replacement plane so that we only landed about an hour late.

i am thankful that when we landed, we beat the rush to the rental car line, and were able to get in and out within 10 minutes, and that even though traffic was pretty heavy on the way out of the twin cities, the weather was good, the roads were ice free, and there weren’t any car accidents along the way.

and those are just some the things i’m thankful for today.

widening the scope, i can’t even begin to list the things i’m thankful for. mostly because i ate so much today i am likely to fall asleep before i get to the end of said list.

the point is, as much as i’m looking forward to completing the gear lust series (i’ve already organized the next two parts and they’re teed up for next week!), today is a day to put such things aside.

i hope every person who sees this, no matter what day of the year it is, has something to be thankful for. take a minute and appreciate whatever it is. it will do you some good.