Found an article on Yahoo Finance entitled “100 Greatest
Things About America in 2021” (The 100 Greatest Things about America 2021 (yahoo.com).
Found plenty in it to agree with. Also found plenty to disagree with. Instead
of nitpicking that list to death, I decided to create my list of 100 Greatest
Things About America in 2021.” I would challenge the reader to make his or her own
list. It will make you realize the blessing of living in America, and perhaps
fill your heart with gratitude. In that spirit, here is my list, in no
particular order:
1. Patrick Mahomes
2. Baseball
3. 80’s music
4. Families
5. Faith
6. Communities
7. Work
8. Charming small towns
9. Small business
10. Big Tech
11. The American Dream
12. Risk
13. Barbecue
14. The Masters
15. Juneteenth
16. Simone Biles
17. Scott Drew
18. The College World Series (this year’s Series was outstanding!)
19. Immigrants – legal and illegal
20. Entrepreneurs
21. College Football
22. College Basketball
23. The Final Four (for obvious reasons I really, really, really loved this year’s Final Four!)
24. Pies
25. Chocolate chip cookies – without nuts!
26. The Grand Canyon
27. Sandy beaches
28. Reruns of “Frasier”
29. The Founding Fathers. Flaws and all.
30. The Declaration of Independence
31. Cars – the mode of transportation and the rock group.
32. Open roads
33. Convertibles
34. Lemonade & Limeade
35. Ice Cream
36. Southern accents
37. The victorious underdog
38. Hamburgers
39. Salsa/Pico de gallo
40. Grills
41. Decks/patios
42. Mancaves
43. The Establishment Clause
44. First responders
45. Front-line workers
46. Courage
47. Jambalaya
48. Margaritaville
49. Boiled shrimp
50. Strawberries
