The meaning of Thanksgiving...

What does Thanksgiving mean to you? For me, it's that time of year when we all take the time to stop our hectic fast-paced lives and really think about what we're thankful for in our lives. We're all so busy nowadays and it seems we only get busier as we get older. Busy in a sense that so many things run through our minds, not so much that we're up and out doing things consistently. Thanksgiving is the time of year when we put all those things aside and realize where we're at in life and be thankful for everything that has brought each and every one of us to this point in life. So, Thanksgiving to me is...

...being thankful for our loved ones - family, friends, significant others
...being thankful for being able to live long enough to read this post
...being thankful to eat all i've eaten this holiday season, when there's people out there who would kill for that grain of rice you left on your plate
...being thankful for all the things i "needed" to buy, knowing damn well billions of other people, past and present, have lived long lives without them
...being thankful for the simple things in life

ahhh, the simple things in life. i ask everyone to please don't take the simple things in life for granted.

you might ask yourself, "where is all this coming from?"

my answer is: it all stemmed from an idiot named PLAXICO BURRESS

Latest headline on New York Giants all-pro wide receiver Plaxico Burress
"Giants' Burress shot in right thigh"

Basically, this idiot 'accidentally' shot himself in the leg at a nightclub on the night after Thanksgiving. Poor guy...no, not really

This season alone makes me think he's not thankful for anything.

- On Oct. 5, he was fined $117,500 for missing a team meeting and failing to notify the team of his absence

• Granted it was a "family emergency," couldn't he have just left a quick simple message saying he can't make it? He's rich enough to pay an agent to call the team and tell them he can't make a meeting. $117,500?!?! A rich person's yearly income thrown down the drain because he couldn't be responsible enough to leave a short message. There's a lot i might not know about this family situation, so my apologies if it was a lot more serious than what the press made it out to be.

- On Oct. 19, against the 49ers he abused an official and tossed a ball into the stands

• This incident cost him $45,000. WOW! Take a second to think about that. Some of us entering the workforce at our age are making more or less than that in a year. Think about all the work you've done this past year go down the drain because you couldn't control your temper for a few minutes. Ouch! Be a professional, shit's gonna happen at work. Try your best to work around it, it might cost you.

Plaxico has a history of acting up since entering the NFL. He need to shape up and realize some things this holiday season. Well actually, not really. He's STILL rich, he STILL is alive despite getting shot, and he STILL has a job in the NFL. But for us 'normal' people, we should be thankful for what we have, because some of us just aren't as blessed as Mr. Plaxico Burress.