Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! As we begin a season of reflection, I hope there is plenty for you to look back on from 2023 with gratitude. If there isn’t, I hope that there is some room and space for you to consider the idea that a bad year may become the foundation for a good one that is yet to happen. I can personally attest that “good” things don’t always come wrapped up the way we expect them to.
One of the things I am grateful for is spending “time” with people who are willing to take a minute to read what I have to say. Believe me, in 2023, there is little intellectual expectation from us beyond spending time on the sites where we post several words of a story that introduce you to the thousands of words remaining, so whenever someone makes it to the actual story, I’m thrilled. Having a public opinion is not something I take lightly, and it produces an incredible amount of joy in my life, even if you disagree with the substance. I got some great letters this year, one from a reader who enjoys obscure references (and a few from people who do not), a few from one of my favorite people to correspond with about Canadian football and a bevy of texts from one family of readers whom I’ve been very fortunate to get to know as they start a new chapter in their lives.
My email address is here. I am always happy to chat. If it’s just you watching football alone on Thanksgiving this year, drop me a line. I do my best to check messages during the day and would love to hear your takes on the 2023 season so far. If you’d like to ctrl+F for your team and move on to stuffing and pie, it was great to see you, too.
