Season offers many reasons to be thankful
by Carlos Raigosa, editor-in-chief

     I’m ready for my plate of turkey and taters as I sit at the Thanksgiving table to enjoy my treats while watching the Cowboys’ game.

     I sat down to think about all the things I’m thankful for, and I ended up with a long list.

     I’m thankful that I’m not Gov. Jeb Bush, the secretary general of Florida, or any of those people who are hand counting the ballots in the state that looks to be the decider for the nation.

     I can just imagine having to recount so many ballots—how do you apply to be a vote counter, anyway?

     If it’s like jury duty, I could use my checkbook-balancing background to disqualify from consideration.

     What would that job be like? I get blisters on my fingers just by holding a book. Who knows what they’d look like after handling thousands of ballots.

     I’m also thankful that I had an IQ high enough to tell whether I was voting for the Republican Party or the Democrats—although my vote didn’t matter in the scheme of things.

     It’s just a shame that one of these two candidates has to win.

     I’m thankful that I’m going to earn more than 10 credit hours this semester—a personal record.

     And if I play my cards right, I might even have enough hours to finally be considered a junior—a little late, but tardiness only counts when you’re on a schedule.

     I’m thankful for my friends and family, whom I don’t get to see very often because of school and my wonderful job at The Collegian.

     But then again, when you are around your co-workers so much, they become your extended family. So I should say I’m thankful for my families.

     I’m thankful for my mom’s home cooking and her endless supply of food when I’m hungry.

     The only thing that I’m not thankful for, actually I’m rather ungrateful for, is the mediocre team the Dallas Cowboys are fielding this season.

     Jerry Jones is the one person who is not invited to my dinner this year.