One of the very best aspects to
retiring from the military is realized today – the day before Thanksgiving. While
in the Army, if I was within striking range, and that meant east of the
Mississippi River, that meant I was driving home to spend Thanksgiving in New
England. Of course, the day before Thanksgiving is widely and properly reviled
as the worst day to be driving anywhere in the USA. While I hated the traffic
and time it cost to make the drive – it was always worth it. There’s an almost
genetic pull to return home at this time of year to celebrate everything to be
thankful about, surrounded by family.
I cannot imagine anything finer than
being around the people I will be over the next few days. My father’s family
Thanksgiving celebration dates back to before I was born and yeah I realize
that is a very long time. It’s evolved over the years and now takes place in
Hancock, New Hampshire at the home of children of the oldest of my father’s
siblings. It’s a circular and very appropriate location since it’s just a
couple miles from the town of Antrim where my recent amateur geological
investigations revealed our family’s deep roots within.
Despite my post-retirement freedom from
holiday travel vagaries I’ll still be tortured today as my daughter and her
co-pilot, the FBR, make the dreaded drive north to join us. This year’s
Thanksgiving will be special because it will be the first in a few years that
she’ll be joining us and the first, obviously, for the FBR. I’ve always said
time spent with cousins is something special and I’m excited for the FBR to
finally be exposed to the excellent extended family she was lucky enough to be
born into. Wingman has to work late into tonight so he won’t be joining us
until later tomorrow but in time for our second Thanksgiving celebration with
Great Aunt and Soxfather.
The Bad Cinema project count rises to #60
out of 100, with Night
Fright which certainly was in terms of quality and Slipstream which actually wasn’t
that bad with Luke Skywalker and Private Hudson teaming up.
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