Slices of Life

By: Jill Pertler

The yearly calendar tells us (or at the very least gives us clues) as to what we should dwell on - a.k.a. think about at any given time.

We just passed the back-to-school, number-two pencil, don't wear white after Labor Day stage and are entering the spooky, scary movie, costumized, pumpkinized, trick or treat, break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar month.

After that comes November, and we all know what November brings - well, besides turkeys.

I'm talking about thankfulness. It's never too early, or too late to be thankful. In this vein, this year, I'm getting a jump on grat...