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!!
AMEN!
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving to all.
Happy Thanksgiving SiG!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones too!
ReplyDeleteRead this posted over to Vox Day's blog this morning. Cincinatus was quite a man.
New York, 3 October 1789
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation.
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”
Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be—That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks—for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation—for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war—for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed—for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted—for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions—to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually—to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed—to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord—To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us—and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand at the City of New-York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.
Go: Washington
Happy Thanksgiving back at ya sir!
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