Thanksgiving

I got to take the day off, and had a somewhat special dinner: Moroccan chickpea tagine (one of the dishes I make in rotation), with cranberry-orange relish, a salad, and then a slice of the pumpkin pie which I baked Tuesday evening. I also drank a glass of a Portuguese red wine.

There is a Thanksgiving prayer I half-remember (an attempt a while ago to find it on the Internet failed); it includes statements like, “We thank Thee that we sit down to a feast, and remember those who are hungry; we thank Thee that we are free, and remember those who are in chains.” Whether or not there is Someone Who cares, that struck me as a worthy sentiment. I ate well on Thursday, and made a donation to assist people who are likely in less enviable circumstances.

The Red Queen’s Race

This week, one allowed case appeared on my Expedited docket, because I had made minor errors in the Notice of Allowance, so I responded to that. Since then, I have been at zero cases on my Amended and Expedited dockets.

I finished a first action on my oldest Regular New application, and have been working on another Regular New.