Thanksgiving 2007

Once again November has come screaming around the calender. We are already past Veterans Day (I Hope you remembered to thank a Vet) and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I would like to ask you to take a moment out of your Turkey fantasy's and Sweet Potato cravings to think about what you have to be thankfull this year. With your permission I would like to tell you a few of the things I am thankfull for.

1) The Editor of this paper has not fired me yet for missing or almost missing my deadlines. If you know me then you know I love to talk and debate almost any issue. I am seldom at a loss for words, however I am also a bit of a procastinator. As a direct result of that I usually turn this column in to my long patient editor either 30 seconds before the deadline or the day after the deadline.

2) In spite of some farily serious health scares early in the year, I am still here to annoy the Democrats and make the Republicans think. Just in case you are wondering I Intend to keep questioning the obvious hypocracy of people like Hillary Clinton, Barrack Obama and Al Gore. I will also continue to demand that our Republican Elected Officials actually try to do the things they promised when they ran.

3) The Screen Writers Strike will soon put an end to what has to be the worst Televison Season of my lifetime. Just when you think Television has hit rock bottom they give us a Sitcom based on a Commercial (Caveman), A Spin off of a Night Time Soap Opera (Private Practice), and hire Emmitt Smith as a Football commentator. The season has made me nostalgic for the "Glory Days" of Laverne and Shirley.

4) My Grandson William "Fish Stick" Howard. Trust me on this, grandkids ALMOST make up for all the aggravations that kids give us. It's amazing how much fun it it to just sit and watch him bounce up and down on his bouncer.

5) The Dallas Cowboys are actually winning games. It has been a long 10 years since the Cowboys had a decent team but it look likes Tony Romo is a Football Jedi Knight (tip of my hat to 13.10 the Ticket Radio Station) and may lead the Cowboys back to the Football promised land.

6) The Sooners beat the Longhorns, so those obnoxious Longhorn fans are actually being quite for a change. Coach Fran will soon be unemployed, so maybe the Aggies can finally find a decent Coach and start playing good football again.

7) and finally my sweet wife continues to put up with my nonsense.

Bill Hocutt