It was my pleasure to have visited Americaland in recent days and I found it curious and heartwarming that as far back as last weekend everyone was already wishing everyone else a Happy Holidays, even though the day itself isn’t until Thursday, which is still to come from where I write this. It’s a really big deal down there. A fine custom, too, and loads of good eats (if it were me, I’d go for the Twinkie Teramisu with Espresso Syrup).

We had ours several weeks ago, as per usual in Canuckistan. Still, today, I happened to receive three correspondences via the electronic pneumatique from Americans, and each of them wished me a Happy Holidays. Whether they offered the salutation unaware of the differences in our respective feast days or just because that’s what Americans say to people around this time of year regardless, I don’t know. I appreciated it all the same.

Happy Thanksgiving to the lot of you.