It's the day after Thanksgiving, so it's time to run 10 miles to work off all of that turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, more stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, more turkey, apple pie, pumpkin pie, even more stuffing, leftover turkey sandwich, cold piece of pumpkin pie with extra Cool Whip (did I mention stuffing?) and an open-faced turkey sandwich smothered in gravy that you scarfed down.

I'm sure between all that eating, all that football on television and the 15 naps you took as the tryptophan set in, you were thankful for stuff.

I was thankful for my wife, Dahn, our kittens, Dexter and Milo, my dad's successful heart surgery, the Bills' 54-point outburst, Jessica Biel, "Lost" returning Jan. 21 and all things chocolate.

I'm sure pro athletes were thankful, too. After all, they had a lot ($) to be thankful for.

•

CC Sabathia: Thankful that the poor economy doesn't much affect talented left-handed pitchers.•

Tom Brady: Thankful that even though his knee is full of pinball machine parts, he is still really, really good looking and can get a date with a model anytime he wants.•

Matt Cassel: Thankful "The Hoodie" didn't jettison him during the preseason. He would have been selling Butterballs at the local grocery store had he been released.•

LeBron James: Thankful that he is LeBron James, friends with Jay-Z and a free agent in 2010.•

Detroit Lions: Thankful the season still is only 16 games instead of 18.•

Mitch Berger: Thankful Paul Ernster was the Stinkster.•

Brett Favre: Thankful the Packers traded him to the Jets, for his Boflex, his Prilosec OTC and his Wrangler jeans.•

Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel: Thankful the Pirates are desperate enough to sign a couple of reality show contestants from India who

didn't even win.•

Roger Goodell: Thankful there are 1,504 players who can be fined on any given week.•

Loyola of Maryland coach Jimmy Pastos: Thankful his team held Davidson's Stephen Curry scoreless by double-teaming him for the entire game — and lost by 30.•

Stephen Curry: Thankful he no longer has to send a Christmas card to Jimmy Pastos.•

Derek Anderson: Thankful he gets a five-game audition for a new team next season.•

Kimbo Slice: Thankful everyone already has forgotten about him.•

John Daly's liver: Thankful the golfer is giving up the booze to focus on golf in Australia.•

Evander Holyfield: Thankful his name is Evander Holyfield because that's the only reason he is getting a title fight.•

The Stanley Cup: Thankful it's no longer in the presence of Def Leppard.•

Charlie Weis: Thankful there will be plenty of jobs available on NFL coaching staffs next season.•

Houston Nutt: Thankful he has such a cool name.•

Joe Paterno: Thankful for his early Christmas presents: an artificial hip and a trip to the Rose Bowl.