Gratitude, Gas and Growing Older

Thanks for tuning in to the show!

Little sleep the night before makes for a punchy show host in the afternoon. I appreciate Shaun joining me with his Vista from Vegas.

Featured and added to The Thanks Ranks on today's show:

* Dean, lawn and landscape wonder guy and neighborhood historian
* Yvonne Elliman and her 70's hit, "If I Can't Have You"
* Will and Nikki in the AM
* Anne Kreamer, author of Going Gray for the wisdom gleaned from the research in "Are Your Thoughts Making You Old?"
* Hubby-Honey. June 2nd 2001 forever. The thought of growing old and gray with him is a happy one. Happy 6th Wedding Anniversary, Love.

Memorial Day Mission

Thanks for tuning in today!

Three cheers for the lives of our servicemen/women, vets and those who valiantly sacrificed for the freedoms we enjoy today.

I appreciate shameless plugger ;-) Keysha (sp?), Gerra and Kirsten (that's "K-ur-sten", not "K-ear-sten"--when will I get it?! Sorry, K) calling in and adding their picks to The Thanks Ranks:

* Charles
* Astor
* Ernest
* Lisa
* Sarah Jessica Parker and Bitten
* Stephon Marbury and Starburys
* Allen

And mine:

* Memorial Day history care of Wikipedia
* AnySoldier.com
* Ancestry.com
* My vet grandfathers, Purvis and John
* My vet father, Charles
* Hubby-Honey

Party Over Here!

Cel-e-brate good times, c'mon! Thanks for tuning in, as this week I celebrate my "Sweet 16"-- b.k.a. my sixteenth Thanks Ranks Radio show--and my BTR mentor Shaun's birthday.

Featured and added to The Thanks Ranks on today's show:

* What happened on your birthdate? Check out Wikipedia
* The new, now accessible Thanks Ranks Radio myspace page
* Jana Holland, folk rock singer/songwriter
* Billy Redfield, acoustic rock singer/songwriter
* Liz Yancey, worshipper, teacher, psalmist
* Aggie and the crew at Living Food Delights
* Fishermen, logging workers, aircraft pilots, flight engineers, iron workers, garbage collectors, farmers, power-line workers, truck drivers, agricultural workers and construction workers
* Kellie and Mr. Michael

And YOU. Thanks for making an appearance.

Picture This: A Life Well Launched

Thanks for tuning in! This show marked my first time using IM. For those of you who have been on this Thanks Ranks Radio ride with me for a even a little while, you know how much of a big deal that was for me! :-)

Tons of Thanks Ranks Radio gratitude to Nikki Starr at BTR for being the first ever to online chat with me during the live show.

Featured and/or added to The Thanks Ranks on today's broadcast:

* Professor Bryan Cloyd
* Moms
* Fine Living's Photography IQ Quiz
* Alyssa Gorevich, the Queen Bead
* Ladies Who Launch: the movement, the book, the co-creators Victoria Colligan and Beth Schoenfeldt
* Atlanta LWL: Traci Long and Daryn Kagan
* Mimi, Kenyette, Kenya, Theresa
* Rick Busson, guitar instructor (you'll have to register to see the story I referenced)
* Chloe Jade custom porcelain photo charms
* God, my mom, my babies and motherhood

What About Your Friends?

Thanks for listening!

Featured and added to The Thanks Ranks on today's show:

* Shana, of Tempe, AZ, "Thankful Thursdays at 3:00 EST"
* Deborah L. Plummer and her book, Racing Across the Lines: Changing Race Relations Through Friendship
* Druid Hills Bookstore, Emory University
* Early to Rise and Michael Masterson for his piece, "The Well-Stocked Wine Cellar"
* Michael, representative at the German Consulate General Atlanta office
* Sheila Bridges and her Harlem Toile De Jouy wallpaper design
* js76wisco with Gimundo, and their Digital Journal of Gratitude
* "Anonymous" and Sara of Macy's in Melbourne Square Mall, Melbourne, FL
* My MOSAIC group friends