grateful

thanksgiving has come and gone, but i'm still feeling grateful. 

here's what i'm grateful for:

1) in these uncertain times, and after today's shakeup, i'm grateful to be employed. i had naively thought just a few months ago that media and health were safe. we're not. unfortunately it's becoming quite clear that no one's immune from what's happening...on cnn money today's count=over 20,000 job cuts. so some of us are safe...for now...the last quarter of '08. who knows what q1 of '09 will bring? occasionally my mom has good advice; i'll have to remind myself what she said: don't think too far ahead.

2) iceland was beautiful, otherworldly...like a dream. just like its music.

3) in 2 1/2 weeks, i'll be home for the holidays.

4) we will inaugurate a new president soon.