After 11 years of bringing you local reporting, the team behind the Vancouver Observer has moved on to Canada's National Observer. You can follow Vancouver culture reporting over there from now on. Thank you for all your support over the years!
blogheader_linda_final_large.jpg

On American Thanksgiving

Happy [American] Thanksgiving, VO-ers. On the occasion of my birth country's holiday, I'd like to take a moment to name a few things I'm grateful for. I am so grateful to be living in Canada for my ninth year.  And I'm grateful I get to celebrate two Thanksgivings, twice to think of turkey and dressing---and how  thankful I am that Sarah Palin isn't president of the United States.  Not yet,anyway.  I am grateful to be in a warm house with the power working and not wandering the streets on this cold, cold night.   I am thankful to be living in a country that is at peace, in a city that is so beautiful, diverse, culturally rich, and green. And I'm very thankful for our amazing and fast-growing VO team and our passionate, engaged community. I am grateful above all else for my two sons and the way they are growing up so well. What are you grateful for?  Let us know in the comments section.

More in Publisher's Platform

Koch brothers make me mad

"For billionaires who cannot buy good press, there is the option of buying the press," The New Yorker says.

Michaƫlle Jean's Canadian love affair

Michaƫlle Jean isn't willing to reveal the juicy details about what went on behind the scenes at that pivotal point in Canadian history "on the day the Prime Minister came to me to ask for my...

Dragons' Den's Arlene Dickinson at the Board of Trade on the power of Persuasion

Two guys with a candy company called OMG's stand nervously pitching their product. Kevin O'Leary ridicules their valuation, and the other guys on the Dragons' Den scoff and bow out. None will put...
Speak up about this article on Facebook or Twitter. Do this by liking Vancouver Observer on Facebook or following us @Vanobserver on Twitter. We'd love to hear from you.