Two Thirds Found or Replaced et La Vie Continue Sans Hesitation

As it is now approaching the season of thanksgiving- and seeing that it may take a little effort for me to get into the spirit- I am going to give you a list of ... let's say... 5, things that are worth your praise or gratitude.

1. The Cobblestone guys. Now, to begin with I was pretty frustrated with all the random sidewalk maintenance and reconstruction going on around my residence and extending out onto St George street, but the other day I was completely won over by the men who do all the concrete and cobblestone work. It had rained the night before and a puddle collected over a three foot stretch of the path so that students were forced to walked around on the grass on their way to Fung! (my caf) not that anyone of them really notice the difference between trampling the grass and using the sidewalk anyway. Amazingly by 3 or 4 that afternoon the guys who were working in the surrounding area drained the water, leveled the ground under the path and replaced all the stones. They did such a fantastic job that it makes the next stretch of path (which is wobbly and poorly done) look even worse than it did. They were attentive, fast and incredibly efficient. They smile in a polite-non-creepy-construction worker type way when you walk by. The following day when I was leaving my building, I got out the door only to find that my step had been completely removed. One lonely worker was pouring concrete and advised me to go to another door so I didn't accidentally trip or something. When I came back from class no more than two hours later I had a beautiful new step completely finished. Honestly, I think these guys might be here all year constantly trying to improve what they already have done so well, but I don't mind. They rock.

2. Reznikoff's employees. Polite, often flirty, kind and humourous.

3. Dryers. Dryers makes your clothes dry and warm and deliciously clean. After you have put them through for that third time, you open the dryer and get a wave of joy that everything somehow actually managed to dry.

4. Folk Music. Folk music is that kind of sound that is perfect for the mood you are in no matter what mood you are in. It can be depressing (Jim Bryson), uplifting (the Waifs), empowering (Bob Dylan), nostalgic (Cash) or prett much anything else. If only I were into drugs and not showering I could join some folk tour and live the hippy lifestyle, instead of just listening to the soundtrack.

5. My fish ring. Just when I was thinking about how I could possible be anything without my fish ring, it found its way back to me and said 'I am not anything without you either'. The best relationships are with inanimate afterall.