I have a typically secular problem with a holiday like Thanksgiving, because I don't have an invisible friend to give thanks to. Though I am generally very polite & thank people for things that I probably don't have to thank them for.
Which reminds me, I am kind of annoyed when people who work in the service industry, when I say, "Thank you," respond with, "You're welcome." I know that's the correct response, but it feels a little smug & self-serving. When I used to work at our convenience store, I would reply, "Thank you!" because I really did want to thank them for being there. After all, they were being polite, but they didn't have to thank me for doing my job. (Many folks didn't.)
I don't think I say "You're welcome" all that much, anyway. I prefer to say, "No problem." I like that the accepted response in both Spanish ("de nada") & French ("c'est rien") is basically the same - "It's nothing." I will say that more often. "Thank you." "Oh, it's nothing!"
Humility trumps self-satisfaction every day. He said smugly.
Anyway, I'm doing two radio shows today. One is free-form (2 to 4pm); the other is me subbing Dave C's show "The Belfry" (4 to 6pm), which I generally enjoy doing. I am going to play (what I consider) obscure psychedelic music from 1968. It will make three 1968 shows I have done so far. Which is of course the year I was born. Boom! I made it about birthdays even when it really wasn't!
Maybe you'll listen? Maybe I'll just put it on my website this weekend. We'll see.
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