Whatever you’re doing today and wherever you are in the world, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for being kind, curious, and creative. Thank you for sharing, caring, and making the world a better place. I don’t take any of you for granted.
When I first started my “creator journey” back in 2023, I had no clue what I was doing. Zero. Zip. Nada. I certainly didn’t know how many thoughtful and talented people I would meet along the way. Not only here on Substack and YouTube, but across the interwebs and in real life too.
It’s been a wild and wacky couple of years, but I wouldn’t change a single bit of it.
I’m a better man because of the conversations we’ve shared, the ideas we’ve tossed around, and the laughs we’ve had—often over things that probably shouldn’t have been that funny, but absolutely were. You’ve inspired me more than you’ll ever know.
This year tested me in more ways than I could have imagined. Mentally. Physically. Creatively. Financially. Emotionally. Existentially.
Basically, all the -lys showed up at once. Every time I felt myself tumbling backward, someone caught me and helped me move forward again. Someone sent a message. Someone left a thoughtful comment. Someone shared a story that cracked me open just enough to let a little light back in.
You did that. So, so many of you did that.
Your presence here—your eyeballs, your time, your heart, and your support—has changed my world for the better.
So, on this Thanksgiving Day, I’d like to say loudly and proudly…
THANK YOU for reading my rambles and rants.
THANK YOU for watching my little montages and calling them “art.”
THANK YOU for cheering me on, even when I’m not sure where I’m headed.
THANK YOU for your patience as I rethink, reboot, reinvent, and return yet again.
THANK YOU for giving me a place to land when I feel unrooted and unsure.
THANK YOU for making this journey less lonely and a whole lot more meaningful.
I don’t know what’s ahead in 2026 and beyond, but here’s what I do know: I want more of this. More creating. More connecting. More curiosity. More joy. More softness. More sparkle. More stories, images, and conversations that remind us we’re alive, connected, and interconnected.
If your day is full of turkey and stuffing, much love and light to you and yours. If your day is quiet and simple, much love and light to you too. And if today feels complicated or bittersweet, I’m sending virtual hugs and all the love and light you can handle.
However you celebrate—or don’t—know this:
You matter.
You are seen.
And I am grateful for you.
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!
With love, leftovers, and a very full heart,
Clint 🌈✌️
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ICYMI = IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
ON THIS DAY = NOVEMBER 27
BIRTHDAYS
111 = Antinous = Roman lover of Emperor Hadrian 🌈
1843 = Cornelius Vanderbilt II = American businessman
1859 = William Bliss Baker = American painter
1917 = Buffalo Bob Smith = American actor and tv host
1925 = Ernie Wise = English actor, comedian, singer, and screenwriter
1935 = Les Blank = American filmmaker
1940 = Bruce Lee = American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter
1941 = Eddie Rabbitt = American singer-songwriter
1942 = Jimi Hendrix = American singer-songwriter
1943 = Jil Sander = German fashion designer
1943 = Martha Shelley = American activist and writer 🌈
1945 = James Avery = American actor
1951 = Kathryn Bigelow = American director, producer, and screenwriter
1953 = Curtis Armstrong = American actor, singer, and producer
1955 = Bill Nye = American engineer, educator, and tv host
1956 = William Fichtner = American actor
1957 = Callie Khouri = American director, producer, and screenwriter
1957 = Caroline Kennedy = American lawyer and diplomat
1963 = Fisher Stevens = American actor, director, and producer
1968 = Michael Vartan = French-American actor
1973 = Samantha Harris = American model and tv host
1976 = Jaleel White = American actor and screenwriter
1977 = Jani Toivola = Finnish politician, actor, and dancer 🌈
EVENTS
1895 = At the Swedish–Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.
1924 = In New York City, the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
1945 = CARE (then the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) is founded to send CARE Packages of food relief to Europe after World War II.
1978 = In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White.
1980 = Bosom Buddies premieres on ABC.
HOLIDAYS + OBSERVANCES
PORTRAIT + QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.”
Bruce Lee
Thank you, Clint, for being a bright spot in each of my days. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank YOU for being here!