Subscribe to RSS FeedIf you’re reading this Blog, it’s a fair bet that you’re not lugging water from a well, that you’re not cowering in fear of a local militia, that you have monies sufficient to put food on the table, and that you have a roof overhead. Yes, some of you might be sick or without a job, I know that. Life is not an easy stretch of water, but if you’re reading this blog, I can darn well guarantee that you have plenty more to give thanks for than the majority of this world’s population.
I’m no bleeding heart, but if you consider yourself a “boater,” then life’s been ok to you. Being able to slip across the ocean’s surface on one’s own time and without being driven by the urgency of trying to land a meal, or fleeing a hostile coastline is amazing fortuity. You, my friend, have a lot to give thanks for in that alone.
I was going to try something clever like writing about the number of maritime cases that refer to Thanksgiving (31, if you’re interested), but my aim is not to entertain today. If I may suggest so, get off this damn computer, and go count your blessings.
Underway and making way.
--- JKF
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