The previous two commenters are, I believe, incorrect. Hank has known my wife and me for years. He likes to run me down in a deadpan, teasing style, which is what I believed he was doing in this case (and which he denies doing at all). He likes my wife quite a bit as a friend. Who wouldn’t?

The thankful person recognizes that the world owes us nothing and is thus thankful for anything the world gives him. One of the most basic but, most worthy of thanks, is merely our birthplace. After all, the opportunity of just being born in the US is huge.

I think also, this is one of the key insights in Christianity and Judaism, that is, the fact that God owes us nothing but death as a result of Adam’s sin in the garden. That is, either agree or disagree with the factual basis for the Garden, the theological underpinings it supplies, provides a compelling basis for constant thankfulness. That is, each day we are still alive, is a day that God has given us grace for another day. We under sin, we all stand under the penalty of death.

That’s all a really long way of saying that you’re right, we are not thankful often enough, and it’s always good to be reminded of the things for which we are thankful.

I’m on top of it. Post with screenshots and IP analysis coming up.