Much like last year, it was a busy day with little things to do that always either take longer than expected or just don't go as expected. Another thing like last year is we had a SpaceX launch last night that was originally slotted for 10:05 PM, and it kept getting delayed, until it finally went up after we'd given up on waiting up for the night, launching at 11:41 PM. Last year it was all later times: the first announced launch time was 11:01 PM local and when it actually went at 2:47 AM.
As usual, we'll be joining my brother's extended family for the holiday with one big exception. Bro's son, my only nephew, got married before Thanksgiving last year, and will be hosting us tomorrow. We have never met his wife and their first child. While my brother lives a pretty easy 2-1/2-ish hour drive south of us with interstate virtually the whole way, nephew lives on the west side of the state; not as far as the coast, but there's no direct, easy way to get there. As the crow flies, it's around 70 miles, but any route the map programs give me are in the vicinity of 110 to 120 miles. So two hours driving instead of one, each way.
A happy and blessed Thanksgiving to all. May all of you enjoy a
wonderful day with your families and friends. Or by yourself, if that's
your day. However you spend your Thanksgiving, I wish you the
best. Take some time to be deliberately thankful - even for the troubles
of life. Yeah, being grateful for troubles sounds odd, but it sure seems
in retrospect that growth occurs in response to trouble, not in response to
idyllic wonderfulness.
Thanks to the EMTs, Nurses, Doctors, LEOs, Firefighters and others who work Thanksgiving so we can have the day off. Thanks to the military men and women who keep the barbarians from the gates and give us the chance to relax. For now, eat, drink, and be merry. While there are positive signs in the changes going around since the election, we've got to know the bad actors are mostly still in place. So who knows what the next year brings?
And remember your shopping cart for Black Friday. Number 127 in a series. No, not 127 years worth. That means I've been getting emails for black Friday sales since July and I estimate 127 days.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!'
ReplyDeleteAnd, make DARN sure you thank GOD for us here in the USA dodging a big bullet by throwing a lot of the Bums out of office. We still have a lot of entrenched thieves, Knaves, and all-around general pond-scum-sucking political hacks (I'm thinking of Thune and Cocaine Mitch!) still running around, but we may yet be able to curb stomp them as well. Again, don't forget to thank God!!