As I sit in my parents house watching them getting ready for Thanksgiving (Douchebags dont do turkey prep), its pretty easy for me to write the standard Thanksgiving post.

Of course, I tend to not be standard, twisting and adjusting themes to suit my perverted little mind, but for some reason, being thankful is something that is pretty pure by itself.

I do hate that for some reason we need to set aside specific days to do things that we should do daily. Things like tell the people we love that we love them (Valentines Day); Tell our Mothers that we respect them (Mothers Day); tell our bosses that they suck (Boss’ Day); and of course, Thanksgiving (Having people tell me why they are thankful for me).

In case you are running out of superlatives to describe the effect I have had on your life, let me list a few people that are especially thankful for knowing me:

1) Purgers: Given that puking is a common occurrence when dealing with me, it reduces the wear on the finger and the stigma to a life threatening disease (folks, eating disorders are nothing to joke about!);

2) Dickheads: Given I am dick, its is easy to blame me for most anything. Including world hunger (although I have always thought doing that was really just a fat joke);

3) Ladies: What lady is not thankful for knowing a douchebag like me?

While many people may not believe it, this past year has been one where I have met people that have truly made a huge difference in my life. A year of immense personal discovery, it will go down as probably the most important year of my life. As always, whenever one creates a list they miss people, so if I piss you off by leaving you off, then good.

Todd Vernon, Brad Feld, Seth Levine, David Cohen – for providing mentorship and friendship. Its always great to learn from others, especially while laughing.

Andrew Hyde – for showing me the importance of community and introducing yourself to others.

Erin Kotecki Vest – for being unwaveringly right (in a very leftish way). For forcing me to be a good person, and allowing me to kill her husband.

Jeremy Tanner – for helping me laugh at myself while learning the importance of keeping friendships.

Aaron Brazell – for teaching me the importance of convictions (not being convicted. I already know about that)

Gary and AJ Vaynerchuk – for reminding me of the importance of being me.

Chris Brogan and Laura Fitton – for teaching me the appropriateness of personal branding, even if I dont believe in personal branding.

Meg Fowler – for teaching me the importance of love (loving people, loving life, loving yourself).

Shana Glickfield – for teaching me the ways of the happy hour and acceptance of self

Tara Anderson – for showing me how to build community by loving what you represent

Natalia Baldwin – for reminding me that little sisters can often provide big advice

Rana Sobany – for challenging me with her energy, expertise and enthusiasm

Mike Bucks – for showing me how to enjoy good design and discover good designers

Danny Newman – for reminding me about the excitement of invention

Heather Capri – for teaching me the importance of being true and direct

Dave Taylor – for reminding me of the excitement that online marketing can bring.

…and all the other people that affect my life daily.

Thank you.

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