I’m thankful for a lot of the usual things, my health, my family’s health, my job, etc.
But since this is an Illinois politics blog, I am really thankful for Rich’s moderation that allows for a free and open give and take on some tricky issues. We need this kind of dialogue to help us understand each other and to remind us of what we have in common. I also really appreciate many of his other commenters (you know who you are), each of whom brings something new and authentic to these discussions.
Lastly, I’m also thankful to live in Illinois. And more so that the state is finally bringing in enough revenue to match its bills, and maybe even exceeding it a little. We’ve finally had a few years of good fiscal conditions and, as important, good fiscal management. I’m thankful for that too.
- Pot calling kettle - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 12:45 pm:
Vaccines, including the folks that do the research and the folks in government who had the foresight to fund the research and production.
Also, science in general. It helps us understand our world, how it work, and our impact on it. It also helps us understand how to fix things we mess up. And, political leaders who respect science and try to do their best for us based on what we know from science.
Being able to work from home and seeing the critters and flora in my little patch of heaven changing through the seasons, and not just in the early and late hours of the day after a long commute. Seeing an adult bald eagle catching the thermals over your house at lunchtime is truly amazing (banned punctuation). It took my entire lifetime (and I’m not tellin’) for that to happen thanks in part to the positive changes we humans have made in our environments both local and beyond.
Thankful for my health and happy to have all the comforts of a home and family. Thankful for some progress for the average person even in the face of insurrection and loud and unreasonable discussions in the media and at public meetings. thankful that the discussions here are measured, moderated, and meaty, and often so darn funny. Today it is sunny where I am and I wish for light and peace for all. Happy Thanksgiving (banned punctuation).
Science and scientists. Covid19 vaccines are improving the lives of all humans by slowing the spread of a killer virus, whether people believe in vaccines or not (would be great if people trusted science they way they did when I was a kid, but with today’s media spinners and social media ,those days are long gone).
I am thankful for so much this year. I have a fully vaxed and loving family, my friends have been just so wonderful (and one even moved back from Texas), my dog is a joy, my job is still fun and interesting, I haven’t had any health problems (actually improved my health a bit), the people who hate me are comically goofy villain types and I’ll be in a warm sunny spot for a bit.
So much to be thankful for, here are some things that meant a lot to me. For my kids who always picked up the phone when I call, for my friends and relatives who like to go for walks, for outdoor beer gardens during the summer, for the lake to rest by and swim in, for my farm share that introduced me to so many new things to eat, and to my public library.
- Give Me A Break - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 1:36 pm:
Our family members, our jobs, homes and health. And especially this year, the birth of our first grandchild.
Thankful for my health and that of my family members, for science and vaccines that made it possible for me to see my family in person this year, and technology that kept us in touch when we couldn’t see each other in person.
I’m grateful for family, science, friends, being vaccinated, being surrounded by those I care for and their vaccinations too. I grateful to realize more important truths to happiness and to more learning in the future.
I’m grateful to some things hidden in plain sight, also grateful for things as plain as the nose on one’s face. I’m grateful for opportunities.
I’m grateful for the great people here, and this place Rich created. Sam/Frank
Happy Thanksgiving, all
OW
- Back to the Future - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 1:55 pm:
Family escaped Covid 19 so far. Thankful for family and friends and business colleagues.
It has been a tough year, but thankful it turned out ok.
Also thankful for Cap Fax keeping me informed as well as entertained.
Back is one lucky guy.
- Grandson of Man - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 1:59 pm:
Very thankful for health and vaccination in everyone. It’s a priceless blessing to make it through to another Thanksgiving.
Also very grateful to Rich for the daily top quality work.
Politically, big thanks go to labor, the enviros, the legislative black caucuses of Illinois and US, pragmatic progressives, GOP who voted for infrastructure, Brandon, JB and others, many of whom are unknown but should get their share of credit.
So many things to be thankful for. A fully vaccinated and healthy family, especially my 85 yr old mom who is still vibrant and living on her own. Friends and neighbors who look out for each other. A steady job, and so much more.
- Friendly Bob Adams - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 2:02 pm:
Thankful for having a healthy family and the opportunity to be together over the weekend. We are all more optimistic than last year and certainly hope this is the last pandemic holiday season.
My daughters marrying good men. Health, warm home, job with recent promotion, beautiful Sheba who has been with me through thick and thin for more than 39 years.
Now I do have 2 cats I would gladly pay to get rid of, except Sheba won’t let me.
I’m grateful for the health of my immediate and extended family (thanks Moderna) and mourn the loss of a friend I could have informed. I’m also thankful to watch Nagy’s last game.
Immediate family and in laws all vaxed/boosted, in good health, and we all get along. Couple of years into retirement and staying busy. Chasing granddaughter around the house by being whatever her current favorite monster character is. Six deer regularly wander through our property in back.
Thankful to be reading your reports, Blog and Capitol Fax Rich!
- Give Us Barabbas - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 3:32 pm:
Glad I could finally retire from state service with a Tier 1 pension. Thank you, my AFSCME Brothers and Sisters, for all your support and efforts over that time.
- Joe Bidenopolous - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 4:20 pm:
So much: a happy and healthy family that will finally be fully vaccinated tomorrow + two weeks; vaccines in general; the opportunities that have me doing a thing I love that pays the bills; the list really does go on and on.
- Norseman - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 12:16 pm:
I’m thankful that I have immediate family who believe in science.
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 12:16 pm:
I’m thankful for a lot of the usual things, my health, my family’s health, my job, etc.
But since this is an Illinois politics blog, I am really thankful for Rich’s moderation that allows for a free and open give and take on some tricky issues. We need this kind of dialogue to help us understand each other and to remind us of what we have in common. I also really appreciate many of his other commenters (you know who you are), each of whom brings something new and authentic to these discussions.
Lastly, I’m also thankful to live in Illinois. And more so that the state is finally bringing in enough revenue to match its bills, and maybe even exceeding it a little. We’ve finally had a few years of good fiscal conditions and, as important, good fiscal management. I’m thankful for that too.
- Matt jones - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 12:21 pm:
Life and the opportunity to live it.
- RNUG - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 12:26 pm:
Wife, family (son, daughter-in-law), grandkids, etc.
Health. Church family. Living in this country …even with its’ flaws.
- Big Jer - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 12:29 pm:
Echoing what 47th Ward said:
I am thankful for my health and the health of friends and family.
I am thankful for Illinois and the best city in the world, warts and all, Chicago.
- Publius - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 12:31 pm:
As someone else said all the usual things including a Governor who understands science. I would be very thankful if Ken Griffin would move to Florida. Then we can copy what California did.
https://gfrc.uic.edu/how-did-california-find-itself-with-a-75-billion-surplus/
- Pot calling kettle - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 12:45 pm:
Vaccines, including the folks that do the research and the folks in government who had the foresight to fund the research and production.
Also, science in general. It helps us understand our world, how it work, and our impact on it. It also helps us understand how to fix things we mess up. And, political leaders who respect science and try to do their best for us based on what we know from science.
- Mason born - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 12:48 pm:
Family, mines mostly healthy, getting old ailments aside, it’s no small thing. Freedoms we enjoy.
I also think we’re getting closer to Covid entering the endemic phase (vaccines and antivirals) and moving back to a closer degree of normalcy.
- Anon221 - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 12:58 pm:
Being able to work from home and seeing the critters and flora in my little patch of heaven changing through the seasons, and not just in the early and late hours of the day after a long commute. Seeing an adult bald eagle catching the thermals over your house at lunchtime is truly amazing (banned punctuation). It took my entire lifetime (and I’m not tellin’) for that to happen thanks in part to the positive changes we humans have made in our environments both local and beyond.
- Amalia - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 1:11 pm:
Thankful for my health and happy to have all the comforts of a home and family. Thankful for some progress for the average person even in the face of insurrection and loud and unreasonable discussions in the media and at public meetings. thankful that the discussions here are measured, moderated, and meaty, and often so darn funny. Today it is sunny where I am and I wish for light and peace for all. Happy Thanksgiving (banned punctuation).
- Roadiepig - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 1:24 pm:
Science and scientists. Covid19 vaccines are improving the lives of all humans by slowing the spread of a killer virus, whether people believe in vaccines or not (would be great if people trusted science they way they did when I was a kid, but with today’s media spinners and social media ,those days are long gone).
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 1:29 pm:
I am thankful for so much this year. I have a fully vaxed and loving family, my friends have been just so wonderful (and one even moved back from Texas), my dog is a joy, my job is still fun and interesting, I haven’t had any health problems (actually improved my health a bit), the people who hate me are comically goofy villain types and I’ll be in a warm sunny spot for a bit.
- Banish Misfortune - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 1:31 pm:
So much to be thankful for, here are some things that meant a lot to me. For my kids who always picked up the phone when I call, for my friends and relatives who like to go for walks, for outdoor beer gardens during the summer, for the lake to rest by and swim in, for my farm share that introduced me to so many new things to eat, and to my public library.
- Give Me A Break - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 1:36 pm:
Our family members, our jobs, homes and health. And especially this year, the birth of our first grandchild.
- JoanP - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 1:42 pm:
Thankful for my health and that of my family members, for science and vaccines that made it possible for me to see my family in person this year, and technology that kept us in touch when we couldn’t see each other in person.
And my cats, who keep me amused.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 1:50 pm:
I’m grateful for family, science, friends, being vaccinated, being surrounded by those I care for and their vaccinations too. I grateful to realize more important truths to happiness and to more learning in the future.
I’m grateful to some things hidden in plain sight, also grateful for things as plain as the nose on one’s face. I’m grateful for opportunities.
I’m grateful for the great people here, and this place Rich created. Sam/Frank
Happy Thanksgiving, all
OW
- Back to the Future - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 1:55 pm:
Family escaped Covid 19 so far. Thankful for family and friends and business colleagues.
It has been a tough year, but thankful it turned out ok.
Also thankful for Cap Fax keeping me informed as well as entertained.
Back is one lucky guy.
- Grandson of Man - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 1:59 pm:
Very thankful for health and vaccination in everyone. It’s a priceless blessing to make it through to another Thanksgiving.
Also very grateful to Rich for the daily top quality work.
Politically, big thanks go to labor, the enviros, the legislative black caucuses of Illinois and US, pragmatic progressives, GOP who voted for infrastructure, Brandon, JB and others, many of whom are unknown but should get their share of credit.
- Leslie K - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 2:00 pm:
So many things to be thankful for. A fully vaccinated and healthy family, especially my 85 yr old mom who is still vibrant and living on her own. Friends and neighbors who look out for each other. A steady job, and so much more.
- Friendly Bob Adams - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 2:02 pm:
Thankful for having a healthy family and the opportunity to be together over the weekend. We are all more optimistic than last year and certainly hope this is the last pandemic holiday season.
- Teddy Salad - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 2:02 pm:
Thankful I retired and moved out of Illinois.
- Furtive Look - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 2:05 pm:
I got to retire this year at age 62. Thanks Dad.
- AlfondoGonz - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 2:14 pm:
I am thankful, and have been all year, that the previous 4 years came to a close.
- flea - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 2:14 pm:
every day
- Huh? - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 2:15 pm:
My daughters marrying good men. Health, warm home, job with recent promotion, beautiful Sheba who has been with me through thick and thin for more than 39 years.
Now I do have 2 cats I would gladly pay to get rid of, except Sheba won’t let me.
- MSIX - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 2:21 pm:
=I got to retire this year at age 62.=
Same here. Just as my Dad did, rest his soul.
- Jocko - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 2:22 pm:
I’m grateful for the health of my immediate and extended family (thanks Moderna) and mourn the loss of a friend I could have informed. I’m also thankful to watch Nagy’s last game.
- MisterJayEm - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 2:55 pm:
I’m thankful for people who choose hope when confronted with the opportunity to despair.
– MrJM
- zatoichi - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 2:57 pm:
Immediate family and in laws all vaxed/boosted, in good health, and we all get along. Couple of years into retirement and staying busy. Chasing granddaughter around the house by being whatever her current favorite monster character is. Six deer regularly wander through our property in back.
- bear 3 - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 3:22 pm:
Thankful to be reading your reports, Blog and Capitol Fax Rich!
- Give Us Barabbas - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 3:32 pm:
Glad I could finally retire from state service with a Tier 1 pension. Thank you, my AFSCME Brothers and Sisters, for all your support and efforts over that time.
- Joe Bidenopolous - Tuesday, Nov 23, 21 @ 4:20 pm:
So much: a happy and healthy family that will finally be fully vaccinated tomorrow + two weeks; vaccines in general; the opportunities that have me doing a thing I love that pays the bills; the list really does go on and on.