Thank You, Day 6

Today, I'm thankful for food.

Anyone who knows me well at all knows that I love food. It's necessary for survival, and that in itself makes food something to be thankful for, but food is also good! Taste is a very fascinating sense, and it's only through nourishment that we get to fully explore it.

That being said, I am even more grateful for healthy food that tastes good. If all you eat is meaty, greasy, cholesterol-ridden stuff, it may taste great, but it defeats the main purpose of food. Instead of nourishing, it kills slowly. I'm trying to make sure that I don't ignore that food is to help you, and that tasting good is a bonus.

Now I'm hungry...

Thank You, Day 5

I could say that today, I'm thankful for the feature that lets me mark posts as happening on different days.

While I am thankful for that, it's not what I'm going to feature. Today, I'm thankful for fantasy.

Imagination lets you put a new perspective on life by escaping it to a degree every once in a while. A big homework assignment is nothing compared to evil wizards trying to take over the world, for example.

Besides, would we have any of the wonderful things that we enjoy if it weren't for imagination? Internet? Computers? Television? Electricity? Cotton candy? Cars? Worcestershire sauce? Running water?

So, yeah, I'm thankful for being able to imagine things.

Thank You, Day 4

Today, I'm thankful for my wife.

We've been through a lot together since we got married 5 1/2 years ago. My little brother died just 5 months after we got married, and that was a defining point in our marriage. My wife was always there to strengthen and support me, and she still is.

Now, she's strengthening and supporting me as I finish up my Master's degree. After that, I imagine she'll be supporting me as I transition into the life of a non-student.

Years from now, whatever I'm doing, I know that my wife will be there, helping me through it as I try to help her through whatever she's doing.

Thanks, honey.

Thank You, Day 3

Today, I'm thankful for a positive attitude.

Almost every day, one of the managers at my internship asks me, "How are you?" My answer is habitually, "Awesome."

One day, this manager asked my why I was awesome. I told him, "Because I have no reason not to be awesome," and that's the truth. When nothing's really going wrong in life, though the stress is still there, and things can be hard sometimes, why not be awesome? Even the little bumps in the road of life smooth out eventually.

Next time, I think I'll answer, "Amazing!"

Thank You, Day 2

I'm dedicating today's post to the women in my life:

• My mom, who raised me, taught me how to cook, and showed me how to treat others.
• My little sister, who loves to live, lives to love, and is all-around awesome.
• My wife, who supports me, loves me, and has helped me through a lot. I may even devote an entire day to her.
• My mother-in-law, who considers me one of her kids and treats me like one of the family.
• My wife's sister, who's like another little sister to me. She totally rocks!
• My brother's wife, who takes good care of my big brother. For that, I am very grateful.
• My niece, the newest little woman in my life! She's too cute for words!

I didn't grow up with a lot of women in my life. Now I have plenty! They have taught me a lot, and they are awesome!

Thanks guysgirls!

Thank You, Day 1

My sister-in-law decided that during the week of Thanksgiving, she would post something that she's thankful for each day on her blog. I may not be as eloquent as she is, but I've decided to do the same because, like everyone, I have a lot of things to be thankful for.

Today, I am thankful for friendship. About a year and a half ago, my wife and I moved away from everything either of us knew so that I could get my master's degree. Her great aunt and uncle and the family of one of their kids live out here, but other than that, it was all foreign.

That didn't last long, however. We soon became friends with other students who, like me, had moved away from the familiar in the quest for more knowledge. We also made friends in Church, and, thanks to technology, we've been able to keep in contact with our friends from before we moved.

Surrounded by all of these friends, the unfamiliar became not just familiar, but pleasant. So thank you, friends, for being so friendly!

Change of Purpose

"Throughout history games have been used to simulate and/or exaggerate real-life situations. This blog attempts to map my real-life situations to certain game/gaming characteristics."

That is what the top of my blog used to say. It's true that there are many real-life-to-game parallels, and I might still mention them from time to time, but I don't know that I'll be focusing on them anymore.


When I first created this blog, I wanted to make it a blog about my life. That's not because my life is particularly interesting, or that the information will be of any real use to anyone. It's more because, I don't know, because I want it as an outlet for my rantings, I guess. I'm finding it difficult to really verbalize it. Oh well.


So anyway, from now on, my blog is about Dale's life, just like the title says, and has always said.