From the time I was in third grade until the year I retired, I always looked forward to Thanksgiving. It was a break in the routine of doing things I didn't enjoy, like going to classes or to my job. After I reached college, Thanksgiving offered the additional benefit of being the day of the biggest Texas A&M football game of the season (or at least the most meaningful one to me), plus the annual Dallas Cowboy turkey day game.
After retirement, the Thanksgiving holiday became less of an eagerly anticipated break from the drudgery of school or work, and eventually, even the appeal of all-day football was lost. For several years, Thanksgiving has been a day I tolerate instead of one I enjoy. The best part has been the Black Friday sales.
After having said all that, I'm actually giving thanks today. We're now within 1,400 hours of giving Cheez Doodle the farewell kick in the ass he deserves because the election went almost exactly the way I hoped it would: a significant Electoral College margin and a 6,200,000 popular vote advantage. Thank you to all of those responsible for making my moment of celebration possible.
On a different note, I'm reading that COVID, already out of control, will be an even bigger problem after traditional holiday get-togethers help the virus spread. I wonder how much limited hospital space and medical care is being wasted on people who refuse to wear masks, practice distancing or follow any of the other recommended protocols. I wonder how many people follow every rule and take every precaution, but are still exposed and get sick. It wouldn't bother me to see a national policy along the lines of, "If you refuse to wear a mask, don't even think about being treated in a hospital after COVID makes you sick." In other words, either try or die.
I also feel zero compassion when someone who should know better sends large amounts of money to any Cheez Doodle scam operation. Those fools are just asking for it.
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