It’s Thanksgiving. What, exactly, do we have to be grateful for? That we don’t live in Gaza? That Helene and Milton ravaged our hometowns but spared us? That the Best Western offered us free showers when we didn’t have running water? That some of my favorite teams are doing well? That we still have two months until Trump takes over?
Well, there’s all of that. What I will try to focus on is the scale of the volunteer effort to help the NC mountain communities recover from a loss that was unimaginable just a few months ago. It has been genuinely inspiring.
You can probably find something, too. Happy Thanksgiving!