Alan Sparrow is co-owner of the Polk County News. Find his column, Alan’s Anecdotes, each week in the newspaper and online at www.polkcountynews.net.
With Thanksgiving coming next week, I set out to write about what I’m thankful for. But how do I narrow it down to just one thing? Maybe that’s the story. My daily focus isn’t on what I’m thankful for. It’s on the pressures of the day or the political turmoil in our nation. It’s on what I’m trying to accomplish at work or with my wife and kids.
With so much going on around us, it’s good to take a s…
