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24 Trivial Things I’m Thankful For

November 24th, 2009 - Uncategorized - 19 Comments »

I have so many things to be thankful for. I’m married to an incredible woman. I have two healthy, wonderful boys. I couldn’t dream up a better extended family. I get to do what I love for a living (or so I hope).  Life is great.

In addition to all of the things that really matter, there’s a whole list of trivial things that I’m thankful for:

1. DVR – Quite possibly the greatest invention of the decade.

2. iPhone – I will never own a different phone. I know, I know – Verizon’s service is better. Doesn’t matter.

3. Free Internet at Starbucks – Here’s how. This has enabled Starbucks to become my second office.

4. David Sedaris, AJ Jacobs, and Simon Rich – My three favorite comedy writers at the moment. They have made reading as exciting as TV for me, which is saying a lot.

5. Twitter – I can’t believe I was once in limbo as to whether or not I should do it.

6. Hulu.com -

7. Online Bill Pay – Why would anyone still write checks?

8. My White MacBook

9. Reduced Fat Cheez-Its – The single greatest salty snack in America.

10. Google Reader – Thanks Josh. This has revolutionized my time on the internet. What is it, you ask?

11. Movie Theater Popcorn – Worth every penny (all 700 of them).

12. Craigslist – The Stantons have turned selling stuff on Craigslist into a part-time job, and it’s paying off.

13. Home Haircuts – Saves us from having to spend the kind of money Tripp spends on haircuts.

14. Advil – This might be the sole reason I’ve made it through a month of running.

15. Public Library – Did you know they have free books there?

16. Fat Tire

17. Gmaps Pedometer – This site tracks mileage for us runners (I’ve been waiting to publicly call myself that).

18. Pandora and Last.fm

19. Starbucks Red Cups – These have a tremendous impact on my psyche during the winter months.

20. Texting – My personal favorite way to communicate.

21. Christmas Music

22. Barnes & Noble – The one store I could browse around for an entire day.

23. Blogging Friends – Specifically, Bryan Allain, Tripp Crosby, Jon Acuff, Kevin Keigley, Lacey Keigley, Everett Bracken, David Robertson, and Philly Osborn.

24. Loofas

What trivial things are you thankful for? Do tell.
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  • http://intensedebate.com/people/joannamuses joanna

    Google docs. Such a convienient solution to the problem of the most up to date version of the file you are working on always being on the other computer/memory stick.

    Cheap iced coffee. God's best gift to Singaporean students i'm sure

    Post it notes. How did anyone ever study without them

    Audiobooks- Great for days when listening seems less straining than reading.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/DavidVosburg DavidVosburg

    Tyler,

    Thank you for articulating my heart in soooo many ways. We're like… thankfulness twins.

    Creepy, isn't it?

    David

  • King

    Coke Machines – what did people use to do when they were thirsty and wanted to pay any amount for a coke? I'd give the machine 4 bucks if it asked….. (must be hard to get cokes to the Atlanta airport)

    HDTV – imagine TV in "standard def"…gross

  • N.N.

    Spotify! It's so easy to get access to all the music you want!

    Education paid by the government. (live in Norway. yay)

    Free health care (still live in Norway. still yay)

  • http://samdavidson.net Sam Davidson

    Nice list. I agree with numbers 1-8 (and some more, but I'm too lazy to go back and look at which ones).

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/evdaddy evdaddy

    free refills on beverages
    extension cords
    flat screen HDTV
    FlashForward
    iTunes
    Blogs
    Man Club

  • http://joshlafayette.com Josh LaFayette

    Woohoo! GoogleReader!
    Did you know about the Snow Leopard skin for G reader?
    It makes it an even more pleasurable experience.
    I second the following:
    Twitter
    Home Haircuts
    Fat Tire
    Pandora (I still don't have the hang of Last.fm, though two accounts were created for my music by other people, which is cool)
    Barnes & Noble
    Loofas.

    I will add:
    Wordpress and it's extentions
    dropular.com
    yayeveryday.com
    tr.im
    Sharpie Pens
    The freedom of time to make this comment so incredibly long.

    Goodbye.

  • Bryan

    Having my team (GT) actually be good at college football
    Sidewalks
    Driving against traffic to get to work
    Non-$4.19/gallon gas

  • http://breakingthrough.tumblr.com/ Jeremy

    I am thankful for Evernote – that program is the single biggest factor to me having any organization to my life – try it and you'll put it on your list next year!

    I am also thankful for TVs undying loyalty to airing MASH 2-3 hours a night even though its really old.

    I am also thankful for beards. How else can a man easily let everyone else know he's manly and at the same time have to shave less?

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/indescribable13 indescribable13

    Moisture-Wicking T-Shirt
    Podcast (Francis Chan, Jentezen Franklin, Andy Stanley, Erwin Mcmanus, Craig Groeschel)
    All things Google (Reader, Docs, etc…)
    Fat Tire
    Pandora
    The sport of Badminton
    A smokin hot wife!

  • nate

    there is no way fat free cheez-it’s are superior to cheddar cheese pretzel combos.

    I am thankful for my reasonable judgment concerning snack selection.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/dustyken dustyken

    If you like tracking your miles, check out mapmyrun.com. Really good.

    I'm thankful for a lot of the same things you mentioned.

  • amy

    BOB strollers
    treadmills
    target
    porch furniture
    liberty school
    curious george and elmo

    • Mom

      Love your list!

  • Tyler

    We are thankful for the same trivial things, and I'm thankful for that.
    And I value you more as a person because of it.
    I'm also thankful for dumb things like sitting around an analyzing the redemptive qualities for T.V. shows with friends.

  • http://www.robshep.com Rob Shepherd

    I'm thankful for toilet paper. Whoever invented that should have a holiday in their honor. At one time in history people used shells. Shells I say.

    I'm thankful for the inventor of the saying righty tighty lefty loosey. That guy has saved us all from a lot of confusion.

    I'm thankful for the fact that my wife sends birthday cards to my friends and family. Without her not many people would get b day love.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/joshlafayette Josh LaFayette

    I installed IntenseDebate on my WordPress blog, and now I am adding it to my list. If only the user base was larger, then it would be perfect.

  • http://www.gritandglory.com alece

    melatonin (sleep is possible again!)
    flavored coffee creamer
    tide to-go stick