Thankful? You Betcha!

This will be a brief entry. Though there will still be plenty of gold in here for it to be just incredibly profound. Perhaps, even having some worth, of some kind or other.

I am sitting in the living room of my cousin (one of three cousin's I grew up with in my idyllic Tuscaloosa childhood of those magical 1980's...and, wow, some the 70's too).

Keith, the eldest of the three 'Redmans' or, 'Redman boys' or 'Nellie's boys', (the older brother of Don and Mark) has been hosting Thanksgiving dinner the lat few years. Open house, as my grandmother--herself a central figure in those Rockwellian days of yesteryear--says.

It is a beautiful moment.

Sure, I am bloated. Too full to move, and frankly disgusted with the gluttony I have demonstrated (and that this nation has made this holiday about.)

Of course, I am tired. We have covered many miles today. And I have many miles left before I...ah, you get the point.

Though I am surrounded by beautiful people. I refer to our beautiful faces and bodies, sure, though really...well, this is my family. I have seen much of my family today, in different parts of the state. Its been bliss.

And though I must admit, I have really struggled to blog this...searching, and fighting for a new password, and all sorts of junk.

But I just had to share. Its a special day and I have known such joy and contentment. Therefore...I'm bringin' bloggin' back!

What these few minutes lack in substance and profundity, they carry a life's worth--at least a year's worth--food, music, food, more food, good cheer (and all the ways one may know cheer) and family. It's worth a lot. Certainly worth this digital space taken up, and this new password I fought tooth and nail. I just had to blog it.

Peace to you all, and rooooooooooooll Tide, roll!!!!!!