I am thankful for the first snowfall of the year. Yes, M!ch!gan!

Vive la France
I give thanks to the French populace for their seeming unwillingness to be bullied by their labor movement: strikelink. I have said before that it is not too late to save France; that faith appears to be paying dividends.

I am also thankful for...

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
Mike Park, "Thankful All the Same" from For the Love of Music (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: I considered Green Day's "Macy's Day Parade," but decided against it because, by Jove, Thanksgiving is about earnest gratitude and good will, not wickedly amusing cynicism.