Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[flyingdumbo127]

Silent Night originated in Austria
A kind friend from El Salvador
Winnie the Pooh from Canada

 

[clappyclaps]

The ETA feature on my GPS

This is great until there's an accident or some horrendous traffic on your route, and you see your ETA getting later and later...

Afternoon all,

1. WDW - I can get away with including this being from the UK

2. Cars - another vote for this although for me I always go for German cars, my last 4 have been.

3. Food - seconding this too and like Leebee I won't be able to choose just one cuisine or dish. Just grateful for all types of food in general.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Relatives that came before me - This is not meant to be political or controversial. Just noting that most of us are descended from people that came here from other places...for any number of reasons. On my mom's side, I have relatives that came here from Belarus and Austria in the early 1900s. I think there were also a few more distant ones on that side from Ukraine and Poland. On my dad's side, I have people from Ireland, Germany and England...some whom came over not too long after the Mayflower.

My Favorite Dog Breeds - While my years volunteering at animal shelters has made me tend to favor rescue mutts, there are certain breeds on my list that I LOVE and would really like to own one day. Topping that is the Great Pyrenees, which hails from France. After that is the Newfoundland, which is of Canadian origins. Then you've got the Bernese Mountain Dog, which comes from Switzerland (although, with their recent popularity I might be more inclined to go with their cousin, the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog). In the fourth spot, we've got the Samoyed of Siberia/Russian. And rounding out the top five...the Tibetan Mastiff. It's a breed I'm more likely to admire than own due to a number of issues, but it's origin is right there in its name. For that reason, number six (which changes all of the time between working, sporting, and herding dogs...but is usually something more reasonable to own), could be the Leonberger (Germany), the English Setter (England, Wales, France), the Borzoi (Russia)...actually in the hound group, Flat Coated Retriever (England), Irish Water Spaniel (Ireland), Bearded Collie (Scotland), Old English Sheepdog (England), or the Bouvier des Flandres (France). I also would consider a Standard Poodle as they are really just glorified retrievers. There's more, but you get the idea. Yes...you can probably tell I was glued to Westminster earlier this week! I also really like the Dutch Keeshond but they are a little small for my tastes. Super sweet breed though.

Brie - While I rarely eat cheese, brie is one of my favorite indulgences if I do. I prefer it on its own or a savory presentation either en croute or accompanied by various hams and salamis with fresh bread. Its origin country is France.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Definitely various foods

The two Irish sweaters I have

My great-grandmother

 

[bluecastle]

Knowing in advance
Snow days
WDW ADRs and Lightning Lanes
TV show premiere dates

From other countries
Cold-pressed olive oil from Italy
Love our Subarus!
So many of my favorite TV shows are filmed in Canada

 

[TwoFlowers]

1. My kids who keep me on my toes daily
2. My friends that let me vent and can have a good laugh with
3. Slow days cooking and being with family

 

[citruscurtis]

1. My kids who keep me on my toes daily
2. My friends that let me vent and can have a good laugh with
3. Slow days cooking and being with family

Welcome to the thread....kids... friends... family.... cooking....on slow days you can come in daily and reflect on the daily topic... because you fit in here for recipes for grateful living

 

[PollyannaMom]

It's...

Today's Topic (Sat, 2/7) - 3 science-inspired things you're grateful for

 

[PollyannaMom]

Doing Science experiments with kids, who find simple to set-up things like baking soda and vinegar so much fun!

Getting to use the telescopes at a nearby university that opens their observatory to public on certain days in the summer.

Specific elements from the periodic table like oxygen to breathe, neon in cool signs, etc.

 

[slo]

It’s the weekend

#1 - MY ENTYVIO - I’m so grateful and will forever be grateful that medical science developed this drug so I could get my life back. I now pray that it continues to work.

#2 - MY DH’S WORKPLACE - He works at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. We’ve both been going to this museum our entire lives, so him working there is really special.

#3 - WEATHER SCIENCE - We all gripe when the weather people are wrong, but down deep I’m very appreciative of weather science and how it tells us what it tells us. After I’m done writing this, I’m going to check The Weather Channel app to see today’s forecast. I faithfully check it every morning.

 

[WLWildlife]

1. Medical breakthroughs
2.. Discovering new/better ways to grow food and flowers.
3. Connecting and understanding how science supports my faith, spirituality, and soul.
4. Hands on science activities with kids. Nothing like seeing them discover and learn new things.
5. The wide variety of ways that science was and is still used in the creation and operation of WDW.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Advances towards a cure for cancer
Technology such as this forum
Rides at Disneyland

 

[clappyclaps]

Afternoon all,

1. Rides - I'll second this, as theme park rides in general whether Disney or otherwise. So much thrill and enjoyment in the space of a few minutes.

2. Internet - while technology in general has certainly changed my life, the internet plays an integral part of most of my modern tech gadgets. Without the internet I wouldn't be online talking to all of you good folks, and I'd never know the answer to anything as I wouldn't be able to Google it

3. Food science - cooking and baking is a bit of a science. Especially being able to create great tasting recipes. Baking is especially an art form and highly reliant on science, and even then following the science to a letter your bakes still don't turn out right!

 

[leebee]

I guess I could say "science inspired" things are my whole life: My masters is in Food Science (protein chemistry) and DH's PhD is in biophysical chemistry. "Science" is what keeps the roof over my head, my car on the road, and food on my table!

>Medical developments, especially vaccines and anesthesia. I cannot imagine what life was like before either of these areas were developed.

>Fragrances: Air fresheners, laundry scents, perfumes, candles, etc. You can't imagine the gross, stinky things that are combined to give us the beautiful fragrances so many of us enjoy. We are actually about to do an experiment about this in my Chemistry of Food course (a lab science for non-science majors) this week!

>The Scientific Method. People laugh or think it's boring when it's taught in school, but it's actually a highly logical system of looking at things. Designed for experiments, I find it helpful to follow the method when trying to make major decisions about things.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Medicine whether that medicine be immunizations cures for diseases or just medication’s to help but I will say definitely immunizations is a top of my list my aunt had polio so I’m a big fan of immunizations ymmv I have several friends who have auto immune diseases and advancements and training in those have made huge differences in their lives so again big fan of medication’s when they help

Surgery the advancement and surgeries and the things that they can do I’ve improved peoples lives tremendously it’s less invasive these days all thanks to science

Weather they are so much better at being able to predict the weather and give people warnings so they can take shelter

 

[LuvOrlando]

In this space I have a lot to be grateful for, and it is quite personal:

Tamiflu & Antibiotics saved my daughter with H1N1, Pneumonia and Sepsis in 2009
Paxlovid saved my life in 2023
The fact I know I am BRCA2 so I got my ovaries out and am being followed for early detection for both Pancreatic & Breast Cancer