2016 will be the first time I'm away from the U.S. for Thanksgiving,
   Christmas, and New Year's Eve.

   Many years ago I spent both Canadian Thanksgiving and U.S. Thanksgiving
   around Toronto. Another year I think I was in Austria and Germany at
   the end of November.

   Regular readers and [1]PVC Security podcast listeners know I moved to
   Tokyo this month.

   I don't particularly care I'll miss Christmas and New Year's. I could
   do without both. Christmas to me means traffic jams and
   hypo-consumerism. New Year's is mostly an opportunity to screw up one's
   sleep schedule. Unless the calendar is forgiving, all too soon one
   returns to work.

   I used to volunteer to work those holidays, I liked them so little. I
   won't miss them here.

   Thanksgiving? Well, that's another thing entirely.

   I love the weather in New England and Michigan this time of year. I
   love well cooked turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, rolls, green beans,
   etc. I love pumpkin beer (though it's creep earlier and earlier reduces
   the draw for me). I love watching football.

   Most of all, I love spending it with my family. It can be just me and
   the kids. It can be the whole clan or something inbetween.

   I wonder how I'll do that day here. Some of my colleagues and friends
   here have already volunteered to take my mind off of it.

   Stay tuned!
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   My original entry is here: [2](Away from) Home for the Holidays. It
   posted Tue, 22 Nov 2016 11:41:16 +0000.
   Filed under: global, Japan, personal,

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