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Well ... chances are pretty good that if you read it here, I said it! I've worn lots of hats; I've walked a lot of trails, so on what I may be opining may be quite varied. I was raised in the Deep South, proudly served in the Army and lived since February 1996 in the Denver metro. I've worked in a fast-food resturant; a computer lab; a college information center; a library; as a Soldier / Linguist in the Army; in a full-service resturant; a comic book shop; the Colorado Department of Institutuions; the Denver Federal Center; a medical staffing agency and now a hospital. I'm a son, brother, friend, father, ex-husband ... and hero (at least to my son). I've met a lot of people and have come to respect most of them. I try to give all of them the "Right to be Wrong." All I ask in return is the same consideration. So keep an open mind about my entries and I'll do the same for you. I might even make sense to some people!

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It's time you knew: Giving thanks
Contributed by: Gene Boshell   on 11/15/2007

I, as do many, have a page on MySpace. I've found it to be a pretty neat deal: my contacts are people from my hometown, high school friends, relatives, college buddies, Army buddies, current friends or past and present coworkers. It has been great for keeping up with many people from whom I would not otherwise hear.

Recently I got a friend-request from a girl, actually she's a woman now, who was a few years behind me in high school. To tell the truth: I didn't recognize her, but seeing that she was from my school and that we had some friends in common, I accepted her invitation, which allows her to see my details and me to see hers. I sent a message to a friend that is on both our pages asking " Who is she?" When I heard her last name I remembered it, but being that it has been 20+ years since I've seen her, I was a bit vague on the details.

A few days later she sent me a couple of comments. One was on a picture of my son: " He looks just like you did!" The other was a more personal comment. Basically she told me that I had made a very strong impression on her when we were in school together.

I felt terrible. I could barely remember this lady, Christy, and I had made an impression on her. I was ashamed, a bit, to not really know who she is.

To the meat of the matter: that got me to thinking. How many people have influenced me favorably or left positive impressions on me that I never acknowledged?

So ... this Thanksgiving, I want to let some of them know; to give thanks to them for what they have given me. It's time you knew.

To my parents: for giving me space to make my own decisions (knowing that you didn't like some of them) and for not judging me on or by those decisions. Thank you.

To my sister: for believing in me when few else did. Thank you.

To my son: for giving me unconditional love, endless joy and a reason to face all of the tomorrows to come. Thank you.

To my best-good-friend, Troy: for helping me hold things together and for helping me regather and assemble the pieces when I fall apart. Thank you.

To my ex-wife: for not standing between me and our son. Thank you.

To my teachers (both from school and from life):for making sure I got the point, not just the facts of the lessons. Thank you.

To Bill: for letting me bring up the subject knowing that you already knew (and for a million other things). Thank you.

To Uncle D & Aunt M / Uncle J and Aunt L:for dropping by to see me when you've been through town. Thank you.

To Joe, Melodie, Dominic, Rick, Dan, Guy, Bill, Mike, JP, Stacy, John, Mark, Luke, Kent, Darren, Ken, ... and anyone that I haven't listed due to constraints of time and space: for keeping me inspired and growing (and occasionally holding my head out of the toilet). Thank you.

And finally ... To Christy: for letting me know and inspiring me to thank all of these people and more. Thank you.

In the coming week I am writing notes to many of the people on my list, telling them, more or less, what I have shared with you.

In this Season of Thanks I challenge all of you to really give thanks to all of the people that you never have. Who haven't you thanked? It's time they knew.

Happy Thanksgiving.


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Submitted By: Katherine Jerome
posted on 11/21/2007 @ 7:33:21 AM
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Thanks for this story Gene. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Submitted By: Gladys Mercier
posted on 11/16/2007 @ 9:29:27 PM
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Hope you have a great Thanksgiving.
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Submitted By: Karin Malchow
posted on 11/16/2007 @ 6:30:20 PM
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I'll thank you for writing this, reminding me to be grateful for the people in my life.
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Submitted By: Bill Prather
posted on 11/15/2007 @ 10:32:52 PM
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Hey, Gene; how about, "Thank you for being the guy who says the right thing because he means it, not just because it's the right thing to say." And, thanks for sitting with Delaney at the Alison Krauss show because you enjoyed being with her. Delaney and her Dad will always remember that fondly. Thanks for being you, Gene!
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Lakewood , CO

Gene Boshell has posted 7 blog entries and 29 comments since joining on 1/6/2007. Gene Boshell 's average blog rating is 4.81.
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