Situational Analysis | Nov. 23, 2022

It's Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving and I am thankful for you, our readers! Today's newsletter will be a little different. Utah Policy will take the rest of the week off and be back in your inboxes bright and early Monday morning.

As we gather ‘round Thanksgiving tables, some 66% of us do not want to talk about politics, even though it dominates the news. No worries - just share some family stories!

November is National Family Story Month and the dinner table is the perfect place to share. Kids - at least my kids - always want to know “what life was like” back in the Dark Ages of growing up in the 1960’s and 70’s. One recent conversation went like this:

Young adult daughter: “I hate dating apps. The men on there are terrible.”

Me: “Gosh, I’ve heard. I’m so glad there were no dating apps when I was dating your dad.”

YA daughter: “But you had cell phones, right?”
Me: “No - this was before cell phones.” (We dated in the mid-1980’s, married in 1986).

YA daughter with shocked expression on her face: “But how did you know when he wanted to go out with you???”

Me, laughing: “He knocked on my door or called the landline.”

Ah, the good old days….

May your turkeys be plump and your conversations meaningful. Happy Thanksgiving. 🦃

(And be sure to check out grown-up Ralphie in "A Christmas Story Christmas" on HBO Max. We laughed until we cried - and, we also cried. So, so good.

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