{"id":535,"date":"2001-11-13T22:34:59","date_gmt":"2001-11-14T05:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dresan.com\/blog\/?p=535"},"modified":"2010-07-09T22:36:15","modified_gmt":"2010-07-10T05:36:15","slug":"its-good-to-be-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dresan.com\/blog\/2001\/11\/13\/its-good-to-be-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s good to be alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life has felt bleak since 9\/11. Is there anything to be thankful for?<\/p>\n

Let’s see…<\/p>\n

Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings become movies. Lucy Lawless appears on the X-Files. And Star Trek returns to the air.<\/p>\n

Dating. Improv. Visiting Mom. Karate. Debating with friends.<\/p>\n

George Bush celebrated for saying things sensible. Naomi Wallace celebrated for saying things unfashionable. Jerry Falwell excoriated for saying things hateful. Jerry Falwell now saying nothing at all.<\/p>\n

T’Pol.<\/p>\n

Discussing the religious implications of quantum physics with my oldest childhood friend until 3am.<\/p>\n

Weblogs. Smalltalk. Programming Perl in UNIX for Windows.<\/p>\n

Getting a t-shirt from my favorite restaurant because I am their favorite regular.<\/p>\n

The best burrito chain in the city opens right up the street. Cold milk and Halloween candy. Warm sunshine in November.<\/p>\n

All in all, sounds pretty good.<\/p>\n

What should\u00a0you<\/em> be thankful for?<\/p>\n

– The Centaur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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