Today is Thanksgiving for us Canadians—we like to get the holiday out of the way a little bit earlier than our neighbors to the south. And since it’s a holiday I thought I’d take it easy and provide nothing more substantial than a bit of an update on life and family.
First, though, a word about Canadian Thanksgiving. Where America has a whole narrative behind their day, I’m not aware of any behind ours—it’s just a time to gather with family and eat a big meal together. (At least, it is under normal circumstances. Various governmental leaders here practically begged Canadians to celebrate with only their own household this year rather than invite a crowd and risk an associated uptick in infections a week or two later.) Most people have their meal on Sunday and then work on digesting it on Monday, which is the official holiday. The traditional meal is pretty much the same as in America—turkey, potato, fall vegetables, pumpkin pie, and so on. The weekend is unmarred by the flurry of consumerism that marks the American equivalent. We’re no better, though, because we’ve adopted Black Friday and Cyber Monday and “celebrate” these alongside America
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