November 20, 2007

• i’ve bought all my groceries for thursday. and as soon as dinner’s over i’m ready to hang some twinkle lights. you know what i’d really like for christmas? if santa were real, i’d ask him to erase all my debts. oh, and i need a special cable to hook up my sony handycam to my new imac in order to use idvd. the cable is only $40.

  the debts, well that’s a different story.

  sometimes i feel like i’d really like to start over. isn’t waking up each morning a fresh chance to start over? why must we wait until a more appropriate time to “start over.” whether it’s waiting till monday, or new year’s, or even until school ends for the summer, it seems like we are all just waiting around.

  but why wait to live our lives? every second, there is a fresh opportunity to rebuild, recycle, reuse, reinvent, and to remember why it’s important to constantly want to better ourselves, our environment, our world.

  i will be the first to admit that as individuals, there is very little that we can influence. i would even argue that in cases, there is little that as a collective we cannot change.

  but if each one of us surrenders to the belief that we have no efficacy, we are done.

  and this is where my crusade against mediocrity comes in to play, if no one had the gall to dream that he could change the world, where would we be?

  and so, in the spirit of thanksgiving, i would like say that i am most thankful for how far advances in medical technology have brought us. there is more than one person that i completely adore alive today due in no small part to those who refuse to stop asking questions.

  so there it is, laid out for all the world to see. and for once, i haven’t held back. for this thanksgiving and holiday season, i pray that you all are safe, happy, and around those who you love.

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