As weird as it seems, and some pictures floating on the internet may deceive you, today is Thanksgiving. It truly feels like another random Thursday, but it really is Thanksgiving. We are currently, as we should, staying at home and not hanging out with anyone not in our "bubble". The pictures I referred to, from O'Hare in Chicago, are dangerous, and that is not what people should be doing today.

Anyway, even though it feels weird, and 2020 has been rough, there are some things I am thankful for, and I come to you today, as I do every Thanksgiving, to let you know such things. I like to keep these short and sweet.

Number one, I am thankful for the new administration that will take over the US government in January. The people went out, and mailed in legal ballots, and overwhelmingly voted for Biden and Harris to be the next President and Vice President. I know the current monster in the White House is trying to do anything he can to stop it, but it is not going to work. The will of the voters have shown how much people want him and his cronies out. So I am thankful for the voters, for the people that are ready to move on and that we will have an administration that is for the people, the people that voted for them. We will have people in power that will listen to scientists and doctors and that is a comforting feeling for me. I am very thankful for the new administration coming in January.

I am thankful for the NBA bubble. When the season stopped I didn't know what to expect. The people in charge in the NBA took three months to figure it out, they had a great plan and it worked to perfection. No one got COVID, the games were good and the Lakers were the much deserving champs.

I am thankful that my kids have had the ability to go back to in person learning. They are both smart, and they both did great with virtual learning, but they needed the socialization that in person learning provides. Hopefully they get to continue this for the foreseeable future, wearing their masks of course.

I am also thankful for masks. They are life saving, you can get personalized ones, they are comfortable and they are easy to wear when in public.

I am thankful for running. When I get down in the dumps, I can still run. When I want to exercise, I run. When I want to burn off pizza or cheeseburgers, I run. I am so thankful that I have been able to run during the pandemic.

I am thankful for my friends. It has been extra hard that we cannot see each other, but we have found ways to stay in contact. Be it a phone call or a facetime, we have made it work.

Most of all, I am thankful for my family. My mom and dad have been wonderful help during the pandemic. They are in our bubble, and without them, I may have gone crazy. I can say the exact same about my mother in law. She has taught me so much about house upkeep during this time, and I am so grateful for that. But I am most thankful for my wife and kids. My wife has had to put up with my anxiety bursts and anger and frustration during the pandemic. She knows what to say, how to say it and how to make me feel better. She is the absolute best person in the world. And my kids, they keep me busy, keep my mind off the rough stuff in the world right now and are an absolute joy to be with. We may butt heads, as all parents and kids do, but at the end of the day, they are great to be with anytime, more so right now.

While 2020 has been hard, I do have these things that I am thankful for, and I could not live without. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Stay safe.

Ty

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