Thank You’s of 2008

Okay, I know I wrote on the last entry that it was the last of 2008 but it’s my blog and I can change my mind, ahem, thank you!

Here are some recent “taawd thank you’s”, a new weekly post I’ve been thinking up.

Thank you to the drive-thru clerk at McDonald’s on E. 30th & Carnegie who took the orders from three cars in the other lane instead of taking mine. By the way, my window was down the entire time. It ain’t warm in Cleveland today.

Thank you to the clerk inside who calmed me down, took my order, gave me food and a free coupon for a McDonald’s breakfast value meal.

Thank you to the two women at Wal-Mart Customer Service who waited on about 10 people before me, agonizing over each of their requests, only to spend 10 seconds with me and sending me on my way. That 45 minute wait during all of the Christmas crowd rush was appreciated.

Thank you to the man who was driving the Lexus on Columbus Avenue yesterday. As I mentioned in a previous post, I understand you drive an expensive car but that doesn’t give you the right to stop your car at certain points on your drive with people behind you in order to point out tourist {sic} attractions to your passengers. I love my moderately priced car and don’t want to have body work done to it because you slam on your brakes on a whim.

Thank you to Apple for inventing the iPod Touch. Of course, now that I have one and it dominates so much of the time, I feel the need to upgrade, ditch Sprint and my Samsung Instinct to go to AT&T for the iPhone.

Thanks to the construction workers, Cleveland Power, Cleveland Water and all the rest of you (you know who you are) for working so diligently outside of my window. Construct, repair and demolish the heck out of whatever but just take it easy on backing up. That signal is the only thing that normally wakes me out of my daytime slumber.

Thanks to facebook for creating the world’s most connected social network. They make it easy for you to become absolutely addicted. I know people who’d never get on the computer and they can’t spend a day without logging on. Welcome to the dark side!

Thanks to you for getting me addicted to Starbucks’ Chai Tea Latte. I crave them fortnightly or anytime I see that green and white logo on the side of the street or building.

Thank you to someone who pointed out to me that Darth Vader twitters. That is until Lucasfilm Ltd finds it and makes the person take it down. I’ll thank you to read it, it’s hilarious.

Thank you to all of my blogging friends and anyone who reads my blog, your comments and posts make life a little more fun.

Thank you to 2008 for all it was. I hope I can pay the same compliment to 2009 next December 31st.

Again, Happy 2009!