Yuletide greetings from our bunker in Yokohama. We had a wonderful Christmas at home, and hope you did, too. It’s our – and the world’s -- second COVID-flavored Noel! Ohmygoodness it’s an Omicron Christmas!
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| Credit: Agence-France Presse. Looks like a Christmas Tree ball, no? |
We try to give the Rising Daughters™ a chocolate advent calendar every year. It builds anticipation before Christmas and prompts them to appreciate their general good fortune each day before December 25. This year, though, each passing day in December brought new speculation about the seriousness and trajectory of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. You’d think that might cause some resurgent anxiety, but “au contraire, Pierre.” After 21 months of pandemic life, we, along with billions of other people, seem to have learned to live with the lurking threat of the new variants as well as the sea-sawing restrictions on going out or travel.
Omicron is out there and spreading fast. But, today, we managed to forget about it. We chose to have a carefree, Disneyesque day together filled with laughter, presents, and a food fiesta.
Exchanging digital greetings with loved ones and friends was a big part of it.
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| Credit: breakingbourbon.com |
A parting gift I brought with me from Tennessee also helped ease my mind.
In other words, we’re grateful to be healthy and happy. I hope your Christmas was as good as ours was. Merry Christmas and take care, all ya’ll!
