Hello all. I hope that those of you in the U.S. are having or will have some relaxing time off with family and friends over this Thanksgiving week. Looking at things from the perspective of last Thanksgiving to this one, I have a lot to be thankful for. Last year, for the first time in decades we couldn't spend time with any of our extended family or travel to any fun vacation destinations. This year, we're trying to juggle how to get together with two sets of grandparents and several of our extended family, along with checking in with some friends we haven't seen in way too long. Last year we lost a member of our extended family shortly before the holidays, along with not one, not two, but three very long-term pets.
This year, despite Covid's ongoing global rampage, all of our family and friends are arriving at Thanksgiving safely and we've spent a year going through the welcome aggravation of training a couple of Covid rescue puppies. This time last year I was going through a chronic physical problem that finally resulted in a major surgery. This year I've been climbing mountains and moving heavy weights in the gym. I'll probably repeat this recap in greater detail around Christmas, since for some reason I tend to measure my yearly progress from one Christmas to the next, but even though I've never really been that into Thanksgiving, I do recognize that after the global train wreck that was 2020, I have a lot to be thankful for this year. I hope you do was well and that you enjoy whatever time you get with friends and family. If you're traveling, be safe.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Dan
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and yours: i believe 2022 is going to see the end of our long national nightmare ( Covid, not Trump). The anti virals targeting Covid are going to finish it off by spring -- although we may have a rocky winter to get through. I don't think anyone in this generation living trough this and the fissures it revealed in our society will ever forget it.One of the most reliable lessons of any post war are the large and unexpected changes that come.We have been through the equivalent of a war and we are going to see some of those changes.Indeed we are seeing them already. But for now we can be thankful that ( to paraphrase Churchill, badly) we have reached the beginning of the end and tha end is in view
Alan
Alan, Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, too. I think you're probably right that we are closer to the end than the beginning. Though, as you say it's going to be a rough winter. I live in a state with relatively high vaccination states, and yet our hospitals are once again overwhelmed. The arrival of antivirals will help. I just hope we don't end up with a variant that can get around them.
DeleteI agree this as been the equivalent of a large scale war, and that's not all bad in the long term when you consider the positive direction that took over after WWII. I do think we are likely to end up with more resilient supply chains. We've obviously had a decade or two of medical advances crammed into a two year period. Hybrid work places with more work from home options are family friendly and probably good for the environment. So, like you, I do hope we come out on the other side of this stronger and more resilient.
That sentiment on pets really tugged at my Heart Dan and thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteOur pets give us so much and ask for so little and even though their life span is short they managed to cram so much love and find memories into ours.
Have a happy Thanksgiving with your family....and watch out for Anne's bath brush !
Yeah, I'm a sucker for sentimental stuff about dogs, but something about that particular meme really got me. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
DeleteI'm another dog lover. Their lives are way too short.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving, Dan, and all who contribute here.
Same to you, Brett.
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving, Dan, and Club Members. We have always had a dog as a member of our family as well - appreciated the meme. Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season! --al
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