Thank You Notes

Hello all, I know its been awhile since I have talked to yall. Things have been kinda hectic in my life lately, so I have been trying to take it easy. The operative word being is "trying". Like many of you, I have different ways of distracting myself from the stresses of life. In fact it has occurred me to create a list thanking people that allow me to relax and be entertained. The order I put these people doesn't not reflect any importance or rank. I am pretty sure the people that I mention will never see this blog. Living or dead I decided to give my props to the following.

Alton Brown: I would like thank you for giving me confidence in cooking. I am a bachelor (I am not proud of this) and I have to be able to cook, and good for that matter. When I first saw your show, it opened a new world of possibilities and renewed my interest in science. I watch your show regularly (even if its a repeat) and read your books and I am constantly learning. I hope the skill you teach me will lead me to share with others. I seriously doubt I will ever be able to learn enough to snatch the 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt from your palm.

Joss Whedon: Thank you for creating several fantastic t.v. shows. Years ago, I remember watching "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer", but not on a regular basis. Later on, I had a great desire to watch, but due to local cable company wouldn't carry the network that it broadcasted on. The same goes with "Angel." I was aware of it, but was unable to see it for the same reason. That all changed when your shows went to dvds, and I have watched them over and over. Now, I have all the seasons to both shows, and I find myself constantly watching them, and I never will get tired of them.

Video Game Designers/Programmers: Thank you for allowing me to have away to vent all my daily frustrations out in a safe manner. If I've had a bad day at work, I can always can come home and play one of your prized creations to help me relax. Thanks to yall I can choose to be a superhero, villain, or a spy with a sniper rifle hunting down French talking mimes. I don't care what the critics say about the violent content of your games, I find it a form of therapy. I just want to say keep up the good work and don't let the nay-sayers get yall down.

John Montague: Thank you for creating the sandwich. If you weren't having a good game (poker, I think) on that fateful day, I don't think you would come up with that one handed compact meal. Like I mentioned before, I like to cook, but I have to be honest sometimes I come home and I don't feel like cooking. Thanks to you I can just make a quick sandwich with some light side (a quick pasta salad from a box). This simple meal will satisfy me and keep my take-out spending to a minimum.

Comedians: Thank you for the laughter, especially any time I laughed in the past few weeks. Laughter is truly good medicine and it doesn't require any prescription which is a plus. Lately, I have relied on comedy to keep me from dwelling on sad events that have transpired lately in my life. I would like to create a list of comedians to thank individually, but I am so afraid I would leave a person or comedy troop out. I applaud of all the work so far and look forward to many more laughs.

I think its time to wrap it up. This list is by no means complete and I don't think it will ever be. Maybe, when I think of anymore deserving people I will amend the list. I believe this post was more helpful to me than anything. I know some of my selections were odd, but I think they were honest. Thank you for attention and time in reading my blogs.