Oh, how I would love to take credit for Oxford Languages announcement of "goblin mode" as its Word of the Year. Alas, my pointing people to the site last week to vote for either "goblin mode," "metaverse" or "#IStandWith" likely had little to do with it. For those who did vote for it, thank you. You made writing my column this week much more fun.
Giving thanks all year-round has been my goal for a while now, though I m not quite as diligent about it as I could be. Most of the time those thanks are between me and the people involved. This time (and yes, because I needed to crank out a column), I m sharing it with all of you.
Not all of my votes in this past election did much good, but I can be proud of them since I did my research. I voted early, as did a friend who ended up having to be out of state unexpectedly on Election Day.