Thankful-ness...

I like writing letters. They come out better than I anticipate and I'm able to more fully illustrate emotions, feelings and meaning than I do when I speak. It's true that I'm wordy and that I think I'm a better writer than I am but I'm fine with that actually, and I just keep hoping that practice in writing, like practice in anything, will pay off and make me better. I like to think the same thing about soccer, basketball, photography, cooking.

I wrote this letter to a doood, a homeboy, a stallion of both grace and power. While writing it, I came to understand that I feel this way about many people. I'm very fortunate to have had my life graced by good guys and girls, interesting people young and old. I'm thankful for this. So, while this has been edited to fit a wider audience, I'm just trying to say thanks. Thanks for being a friend.

Today I was driving back across the Burnside bridge after taking a lunch with the dog. To the south, there was a beautiful scene as sunlight broke through the cloud cover, allowing rays of light to cascade down upon the tall downtown buildings. They were reaching up and the sun was reaching down. Further up in the sky, above the rays of light and the dwindling clouds, the sun had cut a solid chunk of grey out of the sky and was shining fierce, allowing any patron of earth to glimpse it's greatness. But a glimpse was all you get, because, as we learn while young, that shit is bright and it will hurt your eyes if you press your luck. All in all, it was a powerful, beautiful scene and I enjoyed it in that moment, knowing the next moment it would likely be gone. You could say that I was thankful in that moment.

I'm thankful for you and for the friendship we have. Unlike a romantic moment with sun rays and drifting light, I especially appreciate our friendship because I know it is something of several moments, something constant through the ebb and flow of time. I just wanted to let you know that.




On a side note, I'm looking very forward to Thanksgiving and the holiday season in general this year. Food, friends and fun are all good things to celebrate and I'm ready to make it happen. Only a short couple days away we'll be heading to our folks house and movies like this will be hitting theaters (the holidays always have a couple great cinematic offerings). I like music and movies and other such things. Okay, I don't want to ramble.