All family, friends and freedom aside, here are some other things to be thankful for this holiday:
Kaleidoscopes
Goat Cheese and/or Goats
Artificial Hearts
Corn Candles
Aretha Franklin
Chairs
Baby Elephants
Suction Cups
People Named Gladys
Water
de la Rosa Dulce de Cacahuate
And last, but certainly not least, Google Images.