And a very merry unbirthday, too. John (who, oddly enough is now in Milan, as a member of the Roppongi Men's Chorus, to sing a requiem in Japanese, by Japanese composer Saegusa Shigeaki, at the Duomo, a.k.a. cathedral, this evening) Sent from my iPhone On 2010/11/25, at 11:03, Judith Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Happy Thanksgiving. > > Judy Evans, Cardiff > > > --- On Thu, 25/11/10, Mike Geary <jejunejesuit.geary2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: Mike Geary <jejunejesuit.geary2@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Giving Thanksgiving > To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, 25 November, 2010, 2:44 > > I give thanks that I'm not a Muslim and have Lawrence Helm on my ass day and > night. > I give thanks that only my left hip joint is rotted out. > I give thanks that none of my teeth have abscessed yet. > I give thanks that God has forgotten about me and stopped calling for my > tithe. > I give thanks that my body has mostly forgotten all about fucking. > I give thanks that I don't have to impress anyone, anywhere, at anytime. > I give thanks that we no longer have debtor prisons. > I give thanks that I'm a coward and did not volunteer for Vietnam. > I give thanks that Jesus was a drinker. > I give thanks that my computer has not crashed yet again. > I give thanks that you people out there are silly enough to read this. > I give thanks that the Indians haven't demanded their country back. Yet. > Happy Thanksgiving, all. You too, Lawrence. > >