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 ),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.
Oh, by the way, we are writing about what every team should be thankful for. We like to do it every year. This can be anything, really. People, events, moments, etc. Even the worst teams in the NFL get to look forward to an injection of talent the following year via the draft, unless, of course, you’re the Panthers. Keep pounding, friends. There is something here for you in here, too.
