Happy Thanksgiving 2023!
Happy Thanksgiving from Sugarbush Key West! Kelli and I are so grateful for all the love and support from our friends/family we have received over the past year. Whew the last 12 months have flown by. It seems like just yesterday we were in Germany visiting #JKBrown14! FYI - it was enlightening to see folks go directly from Halloween to Christmas ... skipped right over the Turkey and Pumpkin Pie.
We hope this missive finds you surrounded by people who love and respect you. We trust that you have a safe place to live and a table full of traditional foods. We got out for Publix for $68 and will have left overs for days. Thanks Aunt Sandra for the Allen Green Beans recommendation.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING MOVEMBER!
If you are one of the 125+ people who have joined Movember's TeamPCG ... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for helping raise awareness for men's health during the month of November. If you are one of the generous folks who've donated to TeamPCG's page, THANK YOU for helping raise money for research in support of men's health issues/challenges.
FOR THE FIRST 25 COMMENTS WRITTEN BELOW, HAPPY GUIDE CHARITY FUND WILL DONATE $100 TO MOVEMBER IN YOUR HONOR!
If you happen to be a person (non-gender) who is growing a moustache in support of #Movember, and you've joined TeamPCG, and you've donated money ... really appreciate you! You get a 5 Star Rating and a #FeelGoodBadge.
And as with all things Happy Guide, thank you Ms. Quindlen for allowing us to leverage your good name, good works and network of readers to attempt to do good in the world. I'm thankful and totally shocked you haven't sent a "cease and desist letter" over the last 15 years!
Anna Quindlen & TMB
Finally, we wanted to share with you something that we are particularly happy and thankful for this year: OUR BUDDY COTTRELL IS 100% CANCER FREE! Whew talk about dodging a bullet, that cowboy missed a close one!
100% CANCER FREE! 
Back in the Spring, Cottrell went to the Doc for his annual check up. They said his PSA was elevated, and he need to have it checked. He felt good and had no idea he had prostate cancer at 70 year of age. Thankful for early detection.
THEN, he was given the three options: do nothing, 45 days of radiation, or something pretty extreme. He opted for door 2. Thankful for healthcare professionals and advances in prostate cancer treatment.
THEN, we did a podcast EVERY day of his 45 days of treatment. We learned a ton. We laughed a lot. We probably offended 3/4 of viewers ... which is well above our 50/50 "wish I hadn't said that" ratio. Don't believe me ... click to the Happy Guide Blog!
Before ya'll get all judgey and cancel us again, there was real fear of death and dying, there was real stress of "doing the right thing," and there was a HUGE gap in information about what Cottrell should and could do.
Cottrell wanted to document his radiation treatment journey day-by-day to provide information to other men who might be staring down the same barrel.
Our podcast is about all what he went through during his 45 days of radiation. It's gritty, ugly, unkind, and unshelacked. His feelings, his anger, his disappointment, his courage, his humor, and his success. #CancerSucks
DO NOT WATCH "Castration of a Cowboy" if you are offended by pretty much anything. Hell he gave it the title ... blame him.
Thankful Cottrell made it through and is 100% CANCER FREE.
Here's today's vid clip:
This video contains strong language and adult content. Viewer discretion is earnestly advised! If you are easily offended, then please do not watch this.
Tony McLean Brown
A Western NC hillbilly through and through, Tony McLean Brown was born in the small town of Enka-Candler outside of Asheville. His parents re-named him when he was 3 years old to Tony (a nickname provided by his grandfather) McLean (middle name of his Uncle Michael) while retaining his legal surname Brown.
Throughout his career, Tony McLean Brown worked as a farmer, computer programmer, and management consultant – in his adventurous years – author, song-writer, bass player, poet, pilot, mountaineer, certified scuba diver, and competitor in professional bull riding, NASCAR late model racing, Toughman boxing, Crossfit Open, Ironman, pole vaulting, marathon and ultra-marathon running, as well as parenting.
www.HappyGuidetoaShortLife.com has been leveraged to help charities and non-profits across the globe, USA, NC, and Lake Norman area. If you, your family, school, church, or charity has been supported, please take the time to share, like, subscribe, comment, and provide a 5 star review!