Monday, June 29, 2026 Sign In

The Sport of Giving Thanks

John Zant on gratitude, speedy Santa Barbarans, and college-bound athletes

The Sport of Giving Thanks
Bishop Diego High’s Isaiah Veal (21) gathered in a long pass during the Cardinals’ 59-21 victory over San Marino in the CIF Division 6 playoffs last week. The Cardinals (11-1) will play in the semifinals for the seventh time in 12 years Friday, when they travel to Saugus.

It’s not just this week, but daily or monthly, I feel gratitude about many things.

The sun rising and setting over the Pacific, full moons, low tides when you can walk as far as you want along the shoreline.

The no. 5 bus, which stops at Hendry’s Beach and which I should take more often.