New Shoes in the Rain

Happy Thanksgiving week, everyone! I don't know if that's a thing, but it seems more and more people that I know and do business with opt to take this entire week off. As is customary for this time of year, I've been thinking a bit of what I'm appreciative of, which is especially important right now.  So here goes: I'm most thankful for the health of my wife, my children, their families and myself.  Throughout the coronavirus pandemic we have all avoided any infections from COVID-19, although I think we all know someone who's had it.  With the rapid spread of cases everywhere, it seems that continuing to evade such problems will become more difficult, at least until the majority of citizens can receive one of the multiple vaccines that should become available sometime in 2021. I'm also grateful that I work for a company that has found a way (and then another and another) for me and my peers to continue to work and provide value, and to earn our normal compen

It's Monday, everyone, so hope you're able to make it a good week. 2020 has been such a challenging year for most everyone, with a worldwide pandemic that is still claiming far too many victims and a bitterly contested presidential campaign. The news came over the weekend that Jeopardy host Alex Trebek passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.  Trebek was 80 years old, and had been diagnosed over a year ago with this disease.  My wife and I had recently rediscovered Jeopardy via a streaming service, as they had many episodes of this thinking-person game show in their archives. That got me thinking about other well-known people we've lost in the past year.  One of the most prominent was the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who died at the age of 87 in October. She was a pioneer in the practice of law and as a judge and later a Justice, and certainly left her mark on the judicial establishment. Just before the news of Alex Trebek's death, we l