Sunday, September 6, 2009

Things I Took for Granted in the USA

water supply
power supply
family
friends
smooth roads
more than one lane roads
price of gas
home-cooked meals
drinking water
washing machine that works
clothes dryer
clean water that doesn't stain my clothes
pavement vs. dirt everywhere
having pets/dogs
convenience
simplicity
radio
good preaching/expository teaching
good worship
cheerios
good Mexican food
being around people who really know me
being able to drive somewhere in a remote area whenever I need to just get away 2 be by myself
parks
frozen food
Peter Pan peanut butter
ice
highway litter laws
seeing beautiful farms with red barns
clean air
orderly traffic
being able to run longer than 10 minutes without getting out of breath due to 6000 ft. elevation
seasoning salt
garlic salt
flat land
John Deere
people understanding what I say
PRIVACY
swimming
being able to order water for free
rain
Diet Dr. Pepper
sugar products
cheap, yummy, chewy, sour candy
baked goods
orderly driving
stop signs
traffic lights
people not staring at me all the time because of the color of my skin
being the majority
not seeing people starving
being able to wear whatever jewelry I want
having Christian bookstores
having internet everywhere
fast internet
seeing big pickups everywhere
having a pickup
not having to worry if I'm out after dark
street lights at night
street signs
ability to workout outside in the neighborhood
lanes on the roads
laws that are enforced
being able to flush after every toilet use
using sink water to wash my contacts
having an assortment of substitutes to choose from and use
feeling comfortable
feeling safe
having my own classroom
seeing beautiful wheat fields
not having to convert every purchase into dollars just to know how much I'm really spending
taking a bath
actually being able to shave in the shower
big machines that do the work
yards
not having to re-size all of my photos so they can be downloaded
knowing where everything is

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