Thanksgiving every day

I like Thanksgiving as a holiday, but it's not so unusual: I give thanks every day. Every now and then I make a gratitude list. If I'm feeling low, this never fails to raise my spirits.

Here's a list of 111 things I'm thankful for, in no particular order:

1. Being alive
2. My family
3. My friends, near and far
   
4. Joe Fish
5. Buster, Finn, Puck, and other dogs in my life
   
6. Laughter
7. Music
8. Interesting ideas
9. Kindness
10. Generosity
    
11. Making and finding connections
12. Having a good education
    
13. La Maison de Conte (my house, otherwise known as the Vortex of Well-Being)
14. Living in Lawrence
15. The wide range of stories, jokes and anecdotes in the world
    
16. I get to tell stories for my living!
17. Hearing stories
    
18. Listeners
19. Other storytellers
20. The Going Deep Storytelling Festival
21. Story-listening trance
22. The fun of working on stories
    
23. The National Storytelling Network
    
24. Puppets
25. My microphone and sound system for performances
    
26. My computer
27. The Internet
28. E-mail
29. My website
30. DSL
31. High ceilings
32. Hardwood floors
    
33. Original art
34. The toaster and toast
    
35. Clean water
36. Showers
37. Effective plumbing
    
38. Electricity
39. The washing machine and dryer
40. The refrigerator
41. Magnets
    
42. The stove
43. The US postal system
44. National Public Radio (KCUR and KANU, especially)
    
45. Telephones
    
46. New towels
    
47. The woodstove
48. Having plenty of firewood
49. The porch swing
50. Meditation
    
51. The meditation bench Rick made me
    
52. Roses
53. Irises
    
54. Orchids (the dendrobium is about to bloom)
    
55. Geraniums that bloom in the south window in the winter
56. Silly-looking gerbera daisies giving extra color in the winter
57. African violets
    
58. Comfortable shoes
59. Comfortable clothes
    
60. Sweaters
61. New pillows
62. Plenty of blankets
    
63. Pens of all kinds
64. Pie
    
65. Chile relleno
    
66. Tea
67. Butter
68. Olive oil
69. Garlic
70. Fresh fruits and vegetables
71. Eggs
    
72. Cheese
73. Yoga and the Yoga Center of Lawrence
    
74. Breathing
75. Being healthy
76. Having good teeth
77. Dental floss
78. Pears soap
    
79. Being able to speak other languages
    
80. Books
81. Travel
82. My reliable car (226,000 miles and counting!)
83. The Champion juicer
84. Libraries
85. Games, especially Pounce and dice
    
86. Having a garage
    
87. The New York Times Crossword Puzzle
88. Rex Parker's Crossword Puzzle blog
89. Freecycle
    
90. Google
91. Revereware pots and pans
92. Cast-iron frying pans
93. Friendly encounters
94. Wheatfields Bakery
95. The Community Mercantile
96. Z's Divine Espresso
97. La Parrilla
98. Johnny's Tavern (Monday night, half-price pizza!)
    
99. Checkers grocery store
100. Cottin's Hardware
101. Target
102. Scarves
103. Hats and mittens/gloves
104. Ginger
     
105. Chocolate
106. My recently-repaired fence
     
107. My minidisc recorder
108. Memory
109. My button machine
110. Photographs
111. Ceiling fans

Of course, this isn't everything. What's on your list?