Thankful

First and foremost, I am thankful that I am one of the Chosen Few. An American white male. I have it better than most of the planet, and I know it. It was just an accident of birth, but there you go.

I am thankful that my predecessors have survived no less than four major extinctions. I come from a long line of badasses. So do you.

I would like to thank my ex-wife for bearing the Girl Cub and the Boy Child. I would also like to thank my first wife for the time we had together. You both deserved better than who I was at the time and I wish you well.

I am thankful that I have no moral qualms whatsoever in protecting my family. I know how lucky I am and how good I have it and I will do whatever is necessary to ensure their safety and happines.

I am also thankful that I am morally flexible enough to do whatever to whomever is foolish enough threatens the only reason I have for being alive.

I would like to thank Rachna. I know he's a handful, but Malcolm's worth it. I am also glad you two kids had a baby. She is beautiful.

I am glad there is no god, no supernatural explanation for the wonderful world I live in and the things therein.It makes the days more precious to know I have free will and that in an infinite universe, all things are possible. I am thankful that I am the only one responsible for my actions.

I am thankful for the existence that chemical compounds like MDMA exist. I am also thankful that, while illegal, there are suppliers here in this part of the world who produce clean, reliable products.

I am very grateful to have tried other things. I am fortunate to live in a time when access to information is at an all time high. I am thankful I have easy access to the Internet, and the public library. I only wish I could donate more to the library systems.

I have never tried smoking, and I am thankful both my parents did, so that it removed any allure that habit might have held.

I would like to thank NPR for their series of essays called "This I beleive", and I am especially grateful for Penn Jillette for his essay on NPR.

I am thankful neither of my parents had to bury any of their children. I am glad I got to say good bye to my father. I am also glad he went on his own terms.

I am thankful that my mother died instantly. I will try to do the same for her killer when I get around to it.

I am also very thankful I have been proven wrong about the nonexistence of true love. Thank you so much, Janet, for being in my world.

Thank you.