Still the best, and only because...

Even when I’m not sitting in my jammies and waiting for the Covid relief money to hit the bank, this is absolutely still my favorite week of the year. Once we’ve finished the sprint from Thanksgiving to Christmas, the pressure is off and there’s nothing to do but relax and feel grateful.

And, yippee, do I have a lot to be thankful for in my life? You bet I do. Yeah, there’s health and family and a roof over my head, yadda yadda blah blah blah, but this year in particular, I am grateful that…

1. I can spend the next ten months without wondering what Mariah Carey will want for Christmas.
2. It’s been more than a week since some politician sent me an urgent email to ask for $5 before midnight.
   
3. Miraculously, I’ve made it through one more year without becoming an internet meme.
   
4. Now that all my former friends have blocked me, I have so much less to upset me online.
5. Because I’m really, really old, I can’t remember all the crappy things that happened to me this year.
6. I didn’t get hit by a truck, so I didn’t have to read a news story where I was described as "elderly." At least I don’t remember getting hit by a truck?
   
7. With all the shows and miniseries on hiatus, I can visit social media sites without fear of spoilers.
   
8. Even though the sun hasn’t made an appearance in Chicago for more than seven hours this month, I’ve been assured the daylight hours are increasing.
   
9. The New York Times hasn’t sucked all the joy out of Wordle…yet.
   
10. Thanks to all the money I’ve lost in the stock market, my taxes are definitely going down next year. And probably the year after that. Hooray for me!!
    
11. With all the exercise I’m not getting, my gym shoes will last another ten years.
    
12. I have so much leftover Purell and wipes that I never have to take a shower again.
    

 
Seriously, what more could a guy ask for from life? It can only get better from here.

Let’s face it. Nobody’s going to return your calls or schedule a sales meeting or require your participation in some major strategic planning session this week. That means you have plenty of time to click here to subscribe to Dad Writes.
 
 
 
 

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