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First of all, you are a total jerk if you don't mention family first. It's de rigeur. OK, as much as I hate it, Mom, thanks for that Catholic school education that I hated but that taught me phrases like de rigeur.
Then you're usually supposed to be thankful for your health. Well, that hasn't been so great this year. But I'm still alive. I can see, hear, walk, and navigate through Citiwalk without assistance. So I'm still doing pretty damn good.
This year I'd like to thank LAist for turning me into an Angeleno. All of my life I have been a person who lives in LA. But I never felt the civic pride that permeates places like New York. Thanks to this blog, I now feel like connected to the city. I am part of the organism, I am another face of the city, and I walk in rhythm to its beat.
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I'm thankful for you, Elise!!! xo
Wow Elise- your 2009 was big!
Thank you for all the great posts Elise.
I'm sitting here in New Orleans grateful to get to visit family I don't get to see very often. Sharing good food, and good memories. Saddened by ones no longer here that I didn't get a chance to say good bye to. Worried about the ones who may not be here when I get to come back. Charmed by a new grand niece who I got to hold, who grabbed my nose, and who has just learned to take her first steps.
I'll fly back Monday with New Orleans and everything she means to me tugging at my soul, but right now I'm happy and thankful to be able to be here.
Bring me some pralines! I'll be thankful!
Elise. THe Leonard Cohen review was especially moving.