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 It is Thanksgiving Day, 2020. 2020, the year that will go down as one to remember, albeit not fondly. Even the most positive thinkers would have to admit that it has been a very tumultuous year. We as citizens of America and the world have seen things that we really have nothing with which to compare! There are some pretty funny memes on social media about the year 2020 and how it will be remembered.  All this being said, you might reflect that you have nothing to be thankful for this holiday. But, of course, most will admit that they truly do.  The things that are really important will come to mind.  I could compose a sappy list of family, friends, food, health, a roof over your head, etc.... But, did you ever consider that you don't have to eat your dinner out of a poop bucket? I am not sure if a quarantine is the ideal time to begin reading historical fiction from the World War II era, but, I did! I have been doing a bit of research for several years for a fictio...

While perusing Facebook at 2 A.M., which is my wont, I read a friend's repost of a meme saying, "No-Noise November so just SHUT UP!" It caught me as funny at first read, and then I quickly realized how much I felt the same way. Aren't you just sick to death of all the voices saying all the same stupid things?  Sounds of Silence? It might be said that many of us who are isolating more than others would be surrounded by silence, not bothered by the incessant voices of others. Ah, but the isolation of quarantine has driven us (among other things!) to an almost constant existence on our electronic devices. Instead of one or two human voices with whom we interact one-to-one in our normal environment, we are surrounded by a sea of voices, weaving in and out of the static. Don't you ever just wish the voices would shut up?  Friends or Foes Social media can be an entertaining and useful connection to people from the timelines of our lives. Especially during a quarantine-t...