Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.
When I was in the Navy it was always my luck that I was either deployed or had duty on those days.
I remember those times being very sad and lonely.
Please remember all of those who stand the watch and can’t be with their families today.
— Point E. Elbo (@ElboNeverDies) November 28, 2019
(It isn’t just the folks in the armed forces who are standing the watch, too. Remember the EMTs and the law enforcement folks and the fire department putting out turkey fryer fires. And the cashiers at the gas stations. And the sysadmins who are carrying the pager or browsing Reddit at work so you can do your “Black Friday” online. And probably lots of other folks who I’m forgetting at the moment.)
(It isn’t Christmas yet, but talking about having duty makes me think its worth calling back to this.)