Thankful

Black Friday, 2023

This will be a rosy day despite my having to be working at Macy’s for ten hours straight. I’ll be supporting the Black Friday rush.

My day will be pleasant by remembering yesterday’s fun at Ashley’s and Jon’s Thanksgiving event. I found myself among many cool and intelligent folks; and this holiday got to meet Ashley’s mom, visiting from California, and her sister and bro-in-law, visiting from Texas. Everybody mixed well, generating palpable energy; and as always, Jon and Ashley (a great cooking team) created food lovely to see and then delicious.

This year, I feel immensely grateful for certain key advantages. Like, living where I’m neither forced to be religious nor to wear a special covering for women. Also, I’m grateful for having good friends; and for an economy (weird as it is) giving me work outside my home. Actively being out, among others, and doing and learning, is keeping me feeling more relevant.

Today’s header photo seals fond memories. It’s of Russ (our good friend); Cynthia (Ashley’s mom); Ashley, me, and Brooke (Ashley’s sister).

Dear Friends: Now, to the extreme, a plunge into the mad weirdness of Black Friday. Diana