What I have to be thankful for - T

Today we begin a nifty Thanksgiving group project that Hypey conjured up. Here's the deal: Every day one Monkey Barn member will write a brief post on things he/she has to be thankful for. The wrinkle is that the things that each person writes about must begin with one letter from the word T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G. And you don't get to choose the letter! We begin with 'T' and work our way down the word to the final 'G'. To recap, that's one person and one letter per day. Since I'm easily the coolest person in Monkey Barn, I get to go first. Hype or myself or one of our secretaries will contact you to let you know when it's your turn. You have complete freedom to list as many or as few things as you want.

What I have to be thankful for - T

Twins: The Budweiser twins certainly fall into this category, and Lord knows I'm thankful for them, but I really refer here to the fact that I am a twin. In fact, I have two sisters who are also twins. Put that on your Wall of Weird, but it's true. My relationship with my brother is the most important one in my life, and I'm thankful for it.

Turkey: If I was to be executed, my last meal would be Thanksgiving dinner, and no Thanksgiving dinner (or date rape attempt) would be complete without turkey. The stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoe pie, pearl onions and cream (for you New Englanders out there), pie, and sweet tea are all pure money, but the turkey is the quarterback of the entire meal. Thanks for great food!

Television: I don't watch that much TV. Well, rather, I should say, I don't make time to watch much TV, but usually it's on in the background no matter where I am. In any case, I'm an extremely visual person, and I'm thankful for the entire concept of TV - it's a fabulous technology that allows us to communicate real and unreal images to millions of people.

Teachers: The human race wouldn't get anywhere unless we could educate other people on things that we've learned, so kudos to anyone who's ever tried to impart knowledge to anyone else.

Trifectas: Good things come in threes. Star Wars. Lord of the Rings. Sex, food, TV. Blood, sweat, tears. Beauty, intelligence, wealth. Love, hope, peace. Two turntables and a microphone. The list goes on.