This newspaper is dated, Thursday, November 26, 2020 but I suspect many readers of this column will not do so until after the Thanksgiving holiday. However, because the health departments are discouraging family gatherings this Thanksgiving, I suspect the number of people who chose to read the electronic version of this column on Thanksgiving Day will set a record.

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