Thanks!

Every year on Thanksgiving, I like to take a few minutes and post a list of some of the things I'm thankful for. This year, that list includes, in no particular order, the Red Sox winning the World Series and re-signing Mike Lowell (and not signing A-Rod), Sam Lagrassa's roast beef sandwiches, my future niece/nephew, a few days off from work, Boston Beanstock Coffee Company's French vanilla muffin tops (same as Red Barn in Faneuil Hall!!), great movies like Once, good friends, Amy Winehouse's album Back to Black, Trani, the TV show Brothers & Sisters, "you and yours," Hype Machine, the entire Twin Peaks series on DVD, the Bean, and, of course, you. This blog would be nothing without my loyal readers — or, I mean, it'd still be here, but it wouldn't be as much fun to write. So thanks for reading, happy Thanksgiving, and all the best as we officially begin the holiday season. Less than five weeks left till Christmas!